Crossword

ACROSS 1 Seeming attractive, having swapped sides (9) 6 Confronted church absorbed by short-lived fashion (5) 9 Slump sees daughter, impecunious, coming back (5) 10 A person who doesn’t know may be stupidly smug on air (9) 11 Lake in African republic only occupied by a tense business group (12)

14 A pirate’s rude song to be broadcast (7)

16 Financial institution popular, of course, with Republican (7) 17 Soldier’s regular letters in verse (3) 18 Unwrapped smartest things to wear? (7)

20 Give back vacant residence and shop (7) 22 Embarrassing church about call in front of dignitary (12) 26 Genuine article pinched by relative in charge (9)

27 Spike protecting new weapon (5) 28 Conditions for parts of school year (5)

29 Vacant role for each politician in theatre (9)

DOWN

1 Stage performance as if deaf intermittently (4)

2 Part of a garden scheme (4) 3 A jar in the morning for broadcast beginning to appeal (7)

4 Classic ingenuity, boxing Victoria’s decoration? (5) 5 Punter injured leg in door (9) 6 Instrument of pressure in armed services (7)

7 Fellow citizen moving camp to civil disturbance (10)

8 Depress detectives and try and catch up (10)

12 Heretic caught invading various locations (10)

13 Owner favouring voting system that’s to run (10)

15 Got up wet to get perfume (9) 19 Resigns in order to make an entrance (7)

21 Student type of panel supplying energy welcomes central heating (7)

23 Right – step up and go through again (5)

24 Very keen on batting – test opener originally! (4)

25 Refuse to acknowledge study on male chromosome (4)