Cryptic Crossword

SOLUTION

ACROSS: 1 Oscilloscope. 8 Loofahs. 9 Year-end. 11 Blind alley. 12 Mess. 14 Tininess. 16 Tattoo. 17 Sin. 19 One-way.

21 Send down. 24 Talk. 25 Prosthetic. 27 Replica. 28 Average. 29 Benefactress.

DOWN: 1 Oxonian. 2 Chardonnay. 3 Listless. 4 Oxygen. 5 Coat. 6 Pretext. 7 Globetrotter. 10 Disconnected. 13 Hard cheese. 15 Sis. 18 Newscast. 20 Eclipse. 22 Outlaws. 23 Armada. 26 Nice.

ACROSS:

6 Arrange fee or tax ready for currency charge (4,2,8)

9 The reason I’m impressed by son’s quaint humour (6)

10 Briefing more expensive meeting (8)

11 Throw out black can containing note (8)

13 Wonderful person saving boy in boat (6)

15 Complete stylish diplomacy (6)

17 Attack a special piece of canvas (6)

19 With spades, Anglicans maintain border plot (6)

20 No nation in Europe lacks good element (8)

22 Notice the French ship’s immaculate (8)

24 Fill trophy in old city, having removed it (6)

26 What teachers prefer, aware of their place in society? (5-9)

DOWN:

1 See chief ’s a chap with policies designed to curb king (14)

2 Came across one revolutionary couple (4)

3 Minor growths in college and primary school heads (6)

4 A rowdy disco is creating blood problem (8)

5 Fancy name in Buddhist temple (4)

7 Zebra maybe, one of five new arrivals caged by Europeans (6)

8 Doctor prepares lounge for no particular reason (7-7)

12 Form of address that appears on cover (5)

14 Quiet man with a 12 item on string? (5)

16 Pity blokes taking part in cycle after surgery (8)

18 Colleges working for complete agreement (6)

21 Mark left in mess (6)

23 What stormy seas do to ship (4)

25 Trim jockey uses one (4)