Crossword

MORE CROSSWORDS IN TABLOID! AND WEEKEND REVIEW

ACROSS

1 Tributaries beginning to split farms (7)

5 Gave away European wine? (7)

9 Singular and tense – a politician’s character (5)

10 Meeting in French bar (9)

11 Holding uniform, tailor scans best materials (10)

12 Banker goes to check on that account (4)

14 Still at sea, he resents vile island having left (12)

18 Notice I intended to limit chapter’s importance (12)

21 Wrong answer precedes mocking (4)

22 Criticism with transport manual for drivers in America? (5,5)

25 A student depressed before dance, missing first grant (9) 26 Wise men promoting one European picture (5)

27 Basic quality of perfume? (7) 28 Sharp witticism by chap (7)

DOWN

1 Repose cut short – it’s bad weather (6)

2 Terrible barney is close (6)

3 Eighty shops, roughly? Not good assumption (10)

4 Shandy maker perhaps almost sober? (5)

5 Horse and cart arranged for group in pit (9)

6 Female expected to raise argument (4)

7 Went back to roll in grass (8) 8 Resistance by shy person following party animal (8)

13 Impact from supersonic flying (10)

15 Being drunk entices ex (9) 16 Avoid taking in a daughter’s adventure (8)

17 Part of picnic for one with grand car? (3,5)

19 Angry after parking? That’s appropriate (6)

20 Confirm a time to be on trial (6) 23 Conservative lord – flipping swine (5)

24 Small, pale bird (4)