CRUSADER PRIZE CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Lad gets brown while studying plants (6) 4 Foul diet delivered furthest from the batsman (8) 10 Improvised wound (7) 11 Point to question involving royal officer (7) 12 Ideal sitter (5) 13 One right to then go back to list, grumpy (9) 14 Novel puts Southampton area somewhere in America (3,9) 18 Newspaper job taken solely for recreation (6,6) 23 Old and single - tempo is clear (9) 24 Contradict bile about English (5) 25 Be left at home with their mess (7) 26 Church woman finds goblet (7) 27 Had a nice excursion to ranch (8) 28 Tenner spent on cheese ingredient (6) DOWN 1 Humiliation doesn’t start underground (8) 2 Reject having to get bed ready (4,4) 3 South African place of birth (5) 5 Discover international group gone to ground (7) 6 Deters flu treatment when confused (9) 7 Dress gets award after getting directions right (6) 8 Father gets by, turning energy into place of rest (3,3) 9 Fish rim platter contains seafood (6) 15 Peer leapt out at fruit supplier (5,4) 16 Salt turned one animal into another (8) 17 Cheese indulgence is most short (8) 19 Criticised cook and journalist (7) 20 Stink like a small fish (6) 21 Enjoy pickle (6) 22 Leave chit out for some architecture (6) 24 Support a couple (5)