DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Lost aristocrat picked up without hesitation (8,3) 9 Try man who stole bible in the past (4,1,2) 10 One trained to guard explosive candidate (7) 11 Lecturer returns, giving approval (3) 12 Get hard carbon if stuck in rocky clay (7) 13 Select a refurbished keyboard instrument (7) 14 Cut top of grass and top of barley (3) 15 During half term, uni students produce fine material (5) 17 I pulled back netting that’s very unusual (5) 18 Tidy fringe’s very soft covers (5) 20 After 5, leave out rejected food (5) 22 Wind generated by goats in odd places (3) 24 Formula Three upset about old finish in Hockenheim (7) 25 Distrustful 12 foolishly accepting name for female (7) 26 Commercial gets Oscar, causing hoo-ha (3) 27 Old churchman intended scrapping a spare piece (7) 28 Angler’s bait acquired in magazines (7) 29 Reader lost the novel about Henry’s cheap digs (5,6) DOWN 1 Analyst invested mistakenly in mid-February (2,10,3) 2 He’s pragmatic about a catalogue (7) 3 Cryptically fey gentle sarcasm (5) 4 Hot and cold paper moisturiser (4,5) 5 Who stupidly eats energy-free meals cooked by this rule? (4,3) 6 Polish lessons here? (9,6) 7 Two teas, one dance (3-3) 8 Explosive device crudely taped across back of door (6) 16 Adoring couple in no-score draw? (4,5) 18 Stop at hospital, concealing feeling of sadness (6) 19 Social climber never initially seen in wild rave-up (7) 21 Firm carries on when it’s dark (7) 23 Main headline’s slapdash, unfortunately forcing out ad (6) 25 Crooner engages top-of-the-bill musical group (5)