DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Fellow in Indian mutiny mostly trained endlessly (2,9) 9 Advise someone at the bar (7) 10 Four abandon peaceful deadlock (7) 11 Quote initially taken as gospel (3) 12 Find snooty radical in South Wales town (7) 13 Dash round English court area (7) 14 Article appears in fourth edition (3) 15 Daughter loves harnessing horse quietly (5) 17 Guarded part of film about Yankee (5) 18 French composer rested in England primarily (5) 20 Savour steak, except odd bits — lots of blood in it (5) 22 This writer’s pursuing a goal (3) 24 Drops the answer to this listener’s complaint? (7) 25 Friend follows cricket side obeying the laws (7) 26 Some busk it to take part in Winter Olympics (3) 27 Top man in Egypt played a harp? I’m surprised (7) 28 Act, appearing in Shakespeare play twice (7) 29 The Spanish concert is broadcast using this gear (11)

DOWN

1 Employ crew in a drama etc. running gaming area (9,6) 2 Accustomed to keeping son covered (7) 3 Lift rocks and harbour sludge (5) 4 I hung robe out for person next door (9) 5 Current king quits, sweltering (7) 6 Dodgy joints? Manipulate a regular spasm so (7,8) 7 Obscure catholic taken in by old sect (6) 8 Plant Republican to replace Brit in ‘Fame’ (6) 16 King George copies fashionable iron balls (9) 18 Plain stage exercises (6) 19 As Berlin once, or Valence after revolution (7) 21 Stan quits war zone, leaving cash there (7) 23 PM on top of border chaos? (6) 25 Posh car carries bishop to dance (5)

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