CrYPTic crossword

ACROSS:

1 Foliage. 5 Prompt. 9 Tallyho. 10 Avarice. 11 Goo. 12 Predominate. 13 Extra. 14 Expedient. 16 Freighter. 17 Mirth. 19 Chamberlain. 22 Pep. 23 Atlanta. 24 Lucerne. 26 Tycoon. 27 Bye-byes.

DOWN:

1 Fatigue. 2 Lily of the valley. 3 Amy. 4 Emote. 5 Pea-souper. 6 Okapi. 7 Private property. 8 Detest. 12 Prang. 14 Entertain. 15 Demon. 16 Facial. 18 Hapless. 20 Bingo. 21 Ad-lib. 25 Cue.

ACROSS

1 Few vehicles about? Still, keep

your eye on it (7,5) 8 Priest abandons penitent to

go back in (2-5) 9 Time for ironing? (7) 11 PRO, highly trained, hosts English character in Egypt (10) 12 Beak backs civil liberties to

some extent (4) 14 Don or arts master produces

invoice with goods (3,5) 16 Nasty turn, then hairpin close

to fence? That’s wrong (6) 17 Scrap book on information

technology (3) 19 Spanish article about title

‘Crown Protector’ (6) 21 Contemplate what cattle do

(8) 24 Bird lives around borders of

Brunei (4) 25 Crew bound to cover one

part of watch (10) 27 Chat cryptically in afternoon

break (7) 28 Where one meets herons in

different places? (7) 29 Train insured flyer, not needing manual support? (4-8)

DOWN

1 Article about turnover added

to that (7) 2 Sort of ‘moon starer’? (10) 3 British runner, old fellow, lifted

front leg (8) 4 Sinister lord brought up within

city limits (6) 5 Sure-footed climber in central

Tibet getting cross (4) 6 Hot atmosphere, I fear, oddly

more dangerous (7) 7 Joint expert annoyed at priesthood (12) 10 Denizens of age old glens

flying with energy (6,6) 13 Sick fashionable girl, small,

did some modelling (10) 15 Broadcast song (3) 18 Fish below bend in highway

(8) 20 Beasts are mean — I’m also

included (7) 22 Some in possession of big

car paid maintenance (7) 23 Nurse accepts European

employment (6) 26 German beer’s last carrier (4)