Crossword

MORE CROSSWORDS IN TABLOID!

ACROSS

1 Not as giants, flexing muscles (11) 8 Player in first section, cold one getting to gasp (11) 11 Female hiding face in Arab territory (4)

12 Bit of biological make-up contributing to amazing energy (4) 13 Editor entertained by smart European (7)

15 Drink as team with supervision cut short (7) 16 Home counties chum offers something green (5)

17 Our cartoonist dull? Yes and no! (4)

18 Offer instruction pouring heart out in college (4) 19 Some women in church are modest (5)

21 The female hurried to grab male who fought in America? (7) 22 Enthusiastic boy, one entering cycle event (7) 23 Wickedness, as it happens to return (4)

26 Room with lines at back of church (4)

27 Strange perception that could make one see ghosts in Dec.? (6,5)

28 What skater on dodgy pond did? Overcame awkward situation (5,3,3)

DOWN

2 Bread supplied by emergency organisation in the middle of dinner (4)

3 Performer with a lot of hair outside entrance to cinema (7)

4 Yellow tiger maybe without tail, a killer (4)

5 Confession of fairy queen on lake put in danger (7)

6 Secret society showing style, little good (4)

7 Man accommodating some children in repurposed USA rest home (11)

8 Extra words from mum or dad having explosive little girl (11)

9 Cheater, pest? How different from me! (8,3)

10 Racy English, looking here, there and everywhere? (11) 14 Strong male or female collecting degree (2-3) 15 Trading opportunity attracting a thousand in American city (5) 19 A man with a couple of maidens in a cafe (7) 20 Robotic person, prominent feature in West? (7) 24 Leader of Left always giving nasty look (4)

25 Change choice of food to get energy up (4)

26 Sweet cold white beverage not finished (4)