Crossword

ACROSS

1 Less is written about one British form of transport (7) 5 Fish people oddly want? (7)

9 Room that’s a credit, mostly – about time (5)

10 Trouble aboard vessel for part of the army (9)

11 Nut mostly found on reels for fish (4,6)

12 Handle line during strike (4)

14 An idiot getting upset about quiet process of producing alcohol (12)

18 School rent gear out by type (12)

21 Many schemes must ignore parking (4)

22 Device that scans a person afraid of motor vehicles? (4,6)

25 Time that hurt depressed land (5,4)

26 Prepare for the best (5) 27 Making a profit from open-weave material (7)

28 Ruin one short story of marriage (7) DOWN

1 Agree to change after millions becomes inadequate (6)

2 Review advice that’s given at work? (6)

3 Support teams accepting student reverts to type (10) 4 Second unlikely delay (5) 5 Book written to make money on grass heating unit (9)

6 Slump, seeing money is short (4)

7 Drink provided after a serving of tripe (8) 8 Everything depends on this pitch’s quality (8) 13 Occupation of goalie after match? (10)

15 Follows a gang, lost in disarray (4,5)

16 Asked to go naked, revealed frame (8)

17 Order coach (8) 19 Break after a day at sea (6)

20 Nightmare of poor grades in exam (6)

23 Dean regularly absorbed by obscure material (5) 24 Bond’s rumoured nationality? (4)