DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Hi-fi kit seems to stop around end of day (5,6) 9 Drawing help withdrawn? Good stuff! (7) 10 Ridiculous target set on a boating event (7) 11 American chops fine wood (3) 12 I’d put back in seven unusual salad plants (7) 13 Dock trimmed round three sides (7) 14 Nathaniel turns brown (3) 15 Rare books obtained by expert religious teacher (5) 17 Discernment primarily shown in gallery (5) 18 Thousands gathered round one very big booth (5) 20 There’s a ray directly opposite centre of boat (5) 22 Navy goes after superior vessel (3) 24 Scruffy character overcame Faldo without clubs! (7) 25 A Republican Scotsman in Vermont showing form (7) 26 I depart, following European (3) 27 Trendy GP sent in agent to use machine in laundry (4-3) 28 Cold wind leads hedges to diminish in size (7) 29 Studying pieces, musicians must broadcast without us (11)

DOWN

1 Van doing manoeuvres in Euston, say, gets huge praise (8,7) 2 Scatty supervisor sent out SOS moving away from sea (7) 3 Democrat joins a few going north for protests (5) 4 Roy climbs, then hikes roughly over moor finally, here? (9) 5 Vessel hauling bow of Trident submarine around Gulf (7) 6 New Man U stadium: it’s saving time with required changes (7,8) 7 Plug opening time before Christmas (6) 8 Rinse a fresh mix of ingredients needed to make it? (6) 16 British flunky regularly gets shiners (5,4) 18 Put a stop to unpleasant smell in Sikh complex (6) 19 Some making do, mostly, in such a state (7) 21 Rifle drink (7) 23 Upend stone barrel, finding spice (6) 25 Very old extremely drunk adult, after lots of this? (5)