CRUSADER PRIZE CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Returned with rower in style (10) 6 First man to encounter a barrier (4) 10 Arrange to take ape out in harbour (7) 11 Second queen promises to be significant (7) 12 Step awkwardly on coal for a while (9) 13 Artist to object to a dish (5) 14 Gullible person at university to study hard (3,2) 15 Soil piled around in a certain shape (9) 17 More tours organised while shuddering involuntarily (9) 20 I will be heard in the passageway (5) 21 Conversed about some poetry (5) 23 Completed last game by changing side (9) 25 Galilean moon reported to be secure (7) 26 Allowing hired residence (7) 27 Be brave enough to read out (4) 28 Tenacious rep isn’t set in error (10) DOWN 1 Singer has one foundation (5) 2 Bubbly winner to nag about vitamin (9) 3 Troop presently cavorting is hot stuff (6,8) 4 Can be assessed right on top of a list (7) 5 King gives rest away to the Spanish bird (7) 7 Asian washerwoman makes daughter laugh at British one (5) 8 I’m back with second name for fluff (9) 9 Brotherhood has paper leather is wrong (3-11) 14 Driven to see avid motet performed (9) 16 I have to follow bosses, terribly fanatical (9) 18 The misdemeanour of a dodgy dealer (7) 19 Type of club for type of tennis (7) 22 OK bloke (5) 24 A number enjoy something (5) WEDNESDAY’S SOLUTION ACROSS: 1 Check-up, 5 Ashamed, 9 Thesaurus, 10 Melon, 11 Augment, 12 Package, 13 Estimated cost, 18 Windward Isles, 20 Measles, 23 Theorbo, 25 Ultra, 26 Overstate, 27 Tickled, 28 Hamster. DOWN: 1 Catnap, 2 Evergreen, 3 Knave, 4 Part-timer, 5 Aesop, 6 Homicidal, 7 Malta, 8 Dancette, 14 Towel rail, 15 Thirtieth, 16 Observant, 17 Swimsuit, 19 Poseur, 21 Attic, 22 Snood, 24 Epsom. Prizeword: Drench