cryptic crossword
ACROSS
1 Extend time in jail (7)
5 Many policemen in debt? On
the contrary (7)
9 Costume from Peru finally
back in fashion (7)
10 A Parisian admitting a fight in
the dark (7)
11 Huge insect traps upper-class
relative (5,4)
12 Saying drink repelled
European (5)
13 Deer swallowing small
amounts of medicine (5)
15 High-ranking officer left yacht
initially in the main (9)
17 Pry and argue horribly, crossing king? It’s possibly beneath a Muslim (6,3)
19 Goes out with noble ladies
after a change of heart (5) 22 Perfect breakfast maybe I
had swapped with Mike (5) 23 Responding about codebreaker concealing note (9)
25 Worked out temperature
came down (7)
26 Not in favour of something
used for cooking in street (7) 27 Items of clothing daughter
irons, though not at first (7) 28 Went inside hospital department before start of day (7)
DOWN
1 Drink gallons and editor gets
thumped (7)
2 Pillagers — those on
horseback circling area (7)
3 Fish from river in market (5)
4 Some mediocre grub ma has
picked up? (9)
5 Short trousers old judge
might be seen in here (5)
6 Pat reels about and departs
drunk (9)
7 Where poppy seeds might be
having a run of success (2,1,4) 8 Screen broadcast with unknown surroundings on set (7)
14 Flogging’s brought about
women’s inflammations (9) 16 Almost tense horse gives you
bad thoughts when out (9) 17 What Picasso did in adept
flourishes (7)
18 Typical anger after Latin
salutation (7)
20 Hostel in that place lacking fare, ultimately — could it make you this? (7)
21 Spotted insulted Liberal
leaving (7)
23 Trips over some galvanised
iron (5)
24 Criticise Sunday lunch? (5)