CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Get in touch with Leonard’s helper for pupil? (7,4) 9 Percussionist Mike implicated in dreadful murder (7) 10 Short message, not article in Spanish and French (7) 11 A bash in the past (3) 12 Is back treated by
Yankee here? (7) 13 It shades soldiers on
leave initially (7) 14 Notice disc trouble (3) 15 A lecturer welcomes
500 extra (3-2) 17 Large individual, one in Bonn, prolonged stay in bed (3-2) 18 Someone like this intermittently gobbles suet? (5) 20 Worn out, like US
cars? (5) 22 Independent person in
house, cheeky type (3) 24 It warns sailors after goof swims across harbour (7) 25 Carriage reconstructed from stanhope with no front (7) 26 At regular intervals,
mangoes ripen (3) 27 One who’s pragmatic
about a record (7) 28 Taser perhaps, a
beauty (7) 29 Go off to stop one old
judge (11)
DOWN
1 Lunch changed for new religious organisation (6,2,7) 2 Chap pulled up timeless leg bone in a state in Africa (7) 3 Assemble artillery instead of third of army (5) 4 Utensil can work after Frenchman’s shown up (3-6) 5 Entrance restricted in
tenth rally (7) 6 Special beers, sarnies etc melted antipathy of customers? (5,10) 7 Black Sea port partially passed on heading north (6) 8 Shawl, new, taken
without permission (6) 16 Wheel turned round, operating explosive device (9) 18 Steer for Dutch
university (6) 19 Self-centred person, say, is absorbed in old Times (7) 21 Count a large posh diamond, for example, that’s turned up (7) 23 Criticise effort in food
store (6) 25 Fast, not eating rare
sauce (5)