SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 16,008

— ACROSS: 1 Overthrowing. 8 Iced tea. 9 Anagram. 11 Ins and outs. 12 Vain. 14 Grey area. 16 Behalf. 17 Lug. 19 Nipper. 21 Kamikaze. 24 Oink. 25 Tough it out. 27 Sincere. 28 Enamour. 29 Nevertheless.

DOWN: 1 Oversee. 2 Extenuated. 3 Tea towel. 4 Realty. 5 Weak. 6 Nirvana. 7 Disingenuous. 10 Man of letters. 13 Debilitate. 15 Auk. 18 Gangrene. 20 Penance. 22 Amorous. 23 Covert. 26 Fete.