SUPER CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 One not wanted by a drug taker (4-6)

6 A heroic tale of the picket line (4)

10 Lose hope for resort in dire trouble (7) 11 Comes to a horse stable without furniture (7)

12 This shrub after it’s been put on the bonfire? (5-4)

13 Friend accompanying mother in the capital (5)

14 In horsehair, I state (5)

15 Applied oneself to the task and spoke (9) 17 One cannot give clear expression to such desire (5,4)

20 He has a minor role in the next radio play (5)

21 To be precise, the murder weapon was put back before the court (5)

23 This alone crushed the icy ball (9) 25 Earth badly spoilt outside of ring (7) 26 Sees Poles about tax returns for public horses (7)

27 The grass the animals came back for (4) 28 The men ceased a manoeuvre and were responsible for an emotional outburst (4,1,5)

DOWN

1 So unhappy about the drinks (5)

2 Boy in digs turned out to be undressing (9)

3 Are not discovered by Holmes? (5,9) 4 The method for defining a motor-racing category (7)

5 Had come into conflict with many a boy, she held (7)

7 Such a game for the jurors? (5)

8 She prophesied three-quarters of the money would go to the girl (9)

9 One form of insurance with small schools (14)

14 Top actor shifts seaman out of one (5,4) 16 One that offers consumers no choice (3,6)

18 Work hard with essayist to identify the drowned girl (7)

19 In a letter the point I spelt out (7)

22 Fruit becomes very soft dipped in beer (5)

24 In addition I admitted the girl (5) Yesterday’s solutions:

Across: - 1 Pugilist. 5 Cresta. 10 Noisy neighbours. 11 Riveted. 12 Nonplus. 13 Inherits. 15 Amble. 18 Overt. 20 Meditate. 23 Suspend. 25 Replied. 26 Made things clear. 27 Eleven. 28 Realised.

Down: - 1 Pantry. 2 Grievance. 3 Layette. 4 Spend. 6 Robinia. 7 Scull. 8 Assisted. 9 Agonised. 14 In midair. 16 Battiness. 17 Consomme. 19 Trestle. 21 Topical. 22 Adored. 24 Sidle. 25 Rogue.

Find the phrase, saying or name in this arrrangement of letters YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION Horseplay