DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

No 15,655

ACROSS

1 Sick aircrew looks for someone trained in welfare (6,6) 8 Current demand includes number that’s not precise (7) 9 Problem about a little independent sports ground (7) 11 One more gin ruined source of power (6,4) 12 Test for dentists? (4) 14 Cool dance church banned? Try a Spanish one (8) 16 In which, on seaside holiday, some sped along? (6) 17 Fellow opens books frequently (3) 19 Gunmen gave criminal loot (6) 21 Celeb shoots sailor (4,4) 24 Nine catching live goat (4) 25 More costly for each girl to host 100 aristocrats (5,5) 27 Plant producing sort of antigen (7) 28 Slippery hit-man almost returns in middle of week (3-4) 29 Messing about round Scottish isle causes awkwardness (12)

DOWN

1 Stagger, carrying English weapon (4,3) 2 Joined prisoners, changing as ordered (5,5) 3 Modify, say, ring for intimate friend (5,3) 4 Women’s Institute’s jolly minutes show acumen (6) 5 80pc of people in NZ picked up drift (4) 6 Inherit realm including land by Red Sea (7) 7 Agriculture system that suggests IMF rang? (5,7) 10 Inadequately fed, old Hun armies scattered (12) 13 Liver and lime stirred with cold pasta (10) 15 Feeling unwell on holiday (3) 18 Dynamic, like vandalised car in U.S.? (8) 20 Asian country’s volcano separating 6 million (7) 22 A day in Herts town doing deals (7) 23 Key batsman? (6) 26 Passionate about famous opera singer (4)

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