Crossword

ACROSS

1 Prevented son getting killed (7)

5 Poor hen mistreated – one’s always beaten (2-5)

9 Sailor recalled island and old relationship (5)

10 Fashion models? That’s their job (9) 11 Conservative abandons school with hippy, radical way of thinking (10)

12 Power leads bad for tablet (4)

14 Newspaper, say, I sat on after one’s tidying (12)

18 Doctor finally is paged and pain unexpectedly is vanishing (12)

21 Lazy star on the radio (4) 22 True, I later composed texts (10)

25 Play-off times? (9) 26 Attacked over messages (5) 27 Scoundrel returning garment not right for Venus? (7) 28 Climbers might step on these large snakes (7)

DOWN

1 Jam jar (6)

2 Dress in unfashionable suit (6) 3 Get shot of stuff? (10) 4 Dance music is common initially in party (5)

5 Name anything that is right? More difficult (9)

6 Shy person limits razzmatazz (4)

7 Rich for life, practically – I lead in commerce (8)

8 Lower theft? (8)

13 Head getting thanks in education carried on (10) 15 Those who voted for Trump remain as annoyed about Clinton’s front (9)

16 Loving French friend holding diamonds – a symbol of deep affection? (8)

17 One criticised about old remote (8)

19 The BBC is free to support article (6) 20 Socks containing small animals (6)

23 Starts to examine artwork, say, expressionist left on here? (5)

24 Lawyer cut cheese (4)