DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Power equipment to move across men and munitions at first (11) 9 Initially, pub offers river pike cooked as snack (4,3) 10 Overhear a chemist tackling this complaint (7) 11 Atmosphere in Rio primarily, or anywhere (3) 12 Irish expression quoted for ‘heavy metal’ (7) 13 Ladies endlessly receive the Spanish Catholic greeting (7) 14 Stewpot regularly entertains couple (3) 15 Hunt for water, a specified amount, with drills (5) 17 German in Algerian port stops there (5) 18 Most of ability needed to concoct defence in court (5) 20 Lure English politician into heart of Brittany (5) 22 Bill returns to play at Old Trafford (3) 24 Pitman runs after dog (7) 25 Train leaves around midnight for border (7) 26 Estimate short stroke on course (3) 27 I got ill following very brief dizzy spell (7) 28 Requested time to tuck into divine bubbly (7) 29 Disease that could make you feel very low (6,5) DOWN 1 One stops danger country signal reserves (11,4) 2 Worked computerin unit in department (7) 3 Small group of players displaying energy (5) 4 Scrub top, cover with hard wood and whitewash (9) 5 Extra students start to open fruit (7) 6 After shock, Blair got RAF scrambled in strategic base (4,2,9) 7 Error in text — note missing at the top — dash! (6) 8 Regular bore here always bores Poles! (6) 16 Game Post Office installed in unfinished terminus (5,4) 18 Recess in a large bay (6)

19 Sign first (7) 21 Attendant turns up at 4 in Middle Eastern city (3,4) 23 Popular conclusion in test (6) 25 Second row’s reserved (5)