cryptic crossword

ACROSS

1 Account by about 21 people

in court? (7)

5 Recover from fresh miracle (7)

9 Spontaneous remark from District Attorney upset lawyers in Boston, initially (23)

10 Cause of increase in damage?

(9)

11 Specialist almost spoilt

niece’s encounter (10)

12 Fish deep (4)

14 Provoke colleague from time

to time (12)

18 Results obtained from

prisoner with chains (12)

21 Bond ignoring female with

diamonds, pre-owned (4)

22 Appeal again for rehearsal

(10)

25 Put out fire – enter block (9)

26 Financial help rejected by

one northern country (5)

27 Do shout to limit male’s

sleeping (7)

28 Some get here safely in May?

(7)

DOWN

1 Inspire article about what

follows funeral (6)

2 Spiritual leader lacking energy

in chapel I roused (6)

3 Paper is after loan before

editor’s removed (10)

4 Go right inside disreputable

bar (5)

5 Thought to take out large

meal (9)

6 Cleaner reluctant to scrub

yard (4)

7 Before noon, one Liberal

Democrat’s friendly (8)

8 Imagination Disney stirred up

inside me (5,3)

13 Unsettled at home and fed

up, I fool with ecstasy (10)

15 A goddess intended to be

heartless for fun (9)

16 Oscar caught by copper and possibly spotted getting tied up (8)

17 Nuts aren’t about to worry

animal (8)

19 Toy instrument (6)

20 Burbank – a rather gripping

city (6)

23 Plane on time for gettogether (5)

24 Melody from American lifted

atmosphere (4)