DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Withdraw old food to subdue European mayor (11) 9 Leader of rebellion ignored publication (7) 10 Repeated phrases about Post Office scams (3-4) 11 Conservative loves sound of dove (3) 12 Infernal middle of fire with swirling smoke (7) 13 Saw lead choking pet dog (7) 14 Area of grassland hidden in Middle Ages (3) 15 Bath University hosted in NASA complex (5) 17 Some Arab horses can’t stand (5) 18 GP, say, neglecting last of old Italian family (5) 20 Fear old man in control of engineers (5) 22 Back standard strike (3) 24 Romantic singer, rare old one, found in Costa Rica (7) 25 14 females consume party starter (4-3) 26 It helps foot to balance ultimately (3) 27 Busy, yet ready to start playing Monopoly? (2,3,2) 28 Good man stops fighting with the Spanish layabout (7) 29 Catherine put on curlers to do some gliding? (6-5)
DOWN
1 Building brand with rock star, I’m in a mess (6,3,6) 2 Very costly game at home against rogues, ignoring odds (7) 3 Previously stocked uranium, not very much (5) 4 What taxis left in congested open area (9) 5 Pudding, one in a pot, stirred about (7) 6 Engineers cool new resource that helps one brush up (9,6) 7 Friendly set tours Ulster area (6) 8 Is pub concealing oxygen pressure line? (6) 16 Pilot turned on engine finally, making low sound (9) 18 Medium club covers constant, very short length (6) 19 Get firm to study good ale that’s gone off (7) 21 Bill’s in river, a very low stretch of water (4,3) 23 Rubbish heap includes leaves (6) 25 Carroll’s part of Outer Hebrides (5)