CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Second-rate boat

given flag (11) 9 What shuttle had to do to duplicate record? (2-5) 10 First of gorgeous

brood is Twinkle (7) 11 Now and then reveal

swimmer (3) 12 Head of pharmacy, petite, smashed tube in lab (7) 13 Entertainment

involving slippers (3,4) 14 Horse finished as

stated (3) 15 Dessert nearly failed badly (5) 17 In first half of term university students produce fine stuff (5) 18 Top mark for brightest star (5) 20 Many adopt universal yoga position (5) 22 Go down for a quick swim (3) 24 Range of old missile in clean water primarily (7) 25 Server’s first to stop Arab reversing (7) 26 Bacilli regularly create trouble (3) 27 Criminal clubs TV icon senseless (7) 28 Learned to get shot of first repeat (7) 29 Bring up rugger played before international gallery (11)

DOWN

1 Business associate put up fee after single paper collapsed (8,7) 2 Place for 22s that new university installed in B&B (7) 3 Second person once hosted Republican trio (5) 4 Nigel condemned chap for paying no attention (9) 5 Boxer intended to

avoid a foodstuff (7) 6 Attack on wood suppliers wife misled badly? No bother (5,3,7) 7 Reportedly check out school support for pap (6) 8 Look through tiers in

case of breakage (6) 16 Met Walter raising lake – a sign of global warming? (9) 18 A record accountant follows for wool supplier (6) 19 Enduring a big noise

paying a visit (7) 21 South American bird is

a mere fancy (7) 23 Actor’s soft bed (6) 25 They’re put away in Moscow and in Dublin initially (5)

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