CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 What welder uses, fixing eye exactly on stove (12) 8 Give advice to

barrister (7) 9 Release foreign

articles when hot (7) 11 Best man ate bananas,

more than one cut (10) 12 Artist meets politician and traffic controller (4) 14 Extremely old man cuts edges in Ely common (8) 16 Corrupt son, unwilling to work, saves energy (6) 17 It covers and

protects primarily (3) 19 Transmitter, say, regularly makes money in Iran (6) 21 Dish reeked when stirred with half of eggs (8) 24 Central Tibet’s

unknown goat (4) 25 Study of figures in morgue only if dressed (10) 27 Old Dutch coins left out for leaders of youth group (7) 28 Woman’s article about South Africa, for instance (7) 29 Current star implies somehow these people are colonists (12)

DOWN

1 Produce eggs of zero value, going off with time (7) 2 OK attempt to preserve English organ not long ago (10) 3 Copper examined large back street leading nowhere (3-2-3) 4 Reliable old Ford model needing some TLC? (6) 5 Plant probably lacking

kinetic energy (4) 6 Falls here once more, climbing with soldiers (7) 7 Get into a car, foolishly accepting new fuel measure (6,6) 10 Almost crossing river after merry festive greeting (5,3,4) 13 Tell ages of fancy wind

instruments (10) 15 Some carry a

Kashmiri? (3) 18 Rear end missing from crudely

plastered base (8) 20 Layer I found in odd

rare metal (7) 22 They rowdily demonstrate one in foreign resort (7) 23 Use half of millet, crushed, making food for breakfast (6) 26 Northern section of Serengeti’s parched (4)