CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

No 16,770

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ACROSS

1 I relaxed with Ann,

dancing in line (11) 9 Dull couple of rivers developed to a greater extent (7) 10 Criticised silver

rescued outside (7) 11 Time each Republican

coming in (3) 12 Small graceful reptiles

primarily do this (7) 13 Gamble on comic entertaining ten in between (7) 14 Decline brief swim (3) 15 The last word in some messages (not mine) (5) 17 Different parent

loses her head (5) 18 A spike cut protective

garment (5) 20 Evade car from

America (5) 22 A politician’s

current unit (3) 24 Farm vehicle reverses

wagon on hill (7) 25 Weapon ought somehow to pierce tin (7) 26 Foreign article includes

one untruth (3) 27 Japanese art or sport

endlessly filling units (7) 28 Maybe quiet Sherpa

needs training (7) 29 Nob with computer hosts Europeans for sticky treat (6,5)

DOWN

1 Awful liar is impatient opponent of seizing lands (4-11) 2 Corporal’s timely, introducing brief article (7) 3 It’s drier and sunnier

heading off (5) 4 Area in subsided

ground set right (9) 5 Six enter first part under laboratory conditions (2,5) 6 Using hall complex, employ enthralling way of communicating (7,8) 7 Diverted a boss restricting employment (6) 8 Engineer tried to impress old person making cuts (6) 16 Highlight three foreign

articles about home (9) 18 Suit and uniform

missing from sale (6) 19 Definitely distribute

hot flan (3,4) 21 Earl received rent that

gives him a boost (3,4) 23 Harshly treat part of

UK covered by press (6) 25 Pies cooked a brownish

colour (5)