DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 A French defendant stole cat? That’s surprising (12) 8 Karajan was one sort, flamboyant, led by West (7) 9 He covers ruins scattered round about (7) 11 It may cause a disaster when plates slip (10) 12 Show amazement when doctor comes round (4) 14 Urged editor to accept unknown other novel (8) 16 Agent for 9 not as well off? (6) 17 He often drinks Scotch or Tequila for starters (3) 19 Where hordes get drunk in Med (6) 21 Is it weirdly posh to eat mutton as dessert? (8) 24 They will be themselves as shipping guides, say (4) 25 Engineers and carpenters enjoy director’s witty replies (10) 27 In Rome sadly, theatre’s rejected Beethoven concerto (7) 28 Lear’s daughter loves bracing seasoning (7) 29 A cheat’s been illegally hoarding pounds, as this may show (7,5)

DOWN

1 Find university rector in South Wales town (7) 2 That woman in Estonia condemned weak central characters (10) 3 Hours wasted in churches’ singing groups (8) 4 Yellow piece of paper spelling out ‘WET PAINT’? (6) 5 Remove judge missing at start of old contest (4) 6 Reserve English weapon on first boat (7) 7 Sort of permeable tin? Yes and no (12) 10 Unintended consequence concerning section of orchestra (12) 13 Big city on Med welcomes European relative (5-5) 15 Spot fox on way up (3) 18 American finishes new motor I received — it’s yellow (8) 20 Only unnamed MP and one adult make London venue (7) 22 Current demand includes number that’s not accurate (7) 23 Crime suspect hid source of tobacco (it’s not Imperial) (6) 26 Groups of stars are on radio in America (4)