CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Group of rugby players have period by French city in organised breaks (7,5)
8 One among bikers,
invasive types (7)
9 Greek character departs residence for coastal wetland? (7)
11 Unity later developed
as a Swiss hallmark (10)
12 Special advantage in
super kitchen (4)
14 Apprentices near
site for work (8)
16 Fixed look by lad shortly
in summer house (6)
17 Fake theologian
touring university (3)
19 A talk at length about hard time makes one appalled (6)
21 Pipers exercising around here essentially show effect of heat? (8)
24 Atmosphere in a
refined art gallery (4)
25 Bill’s partner facing tiny creature in part of hospital is kindly (10)
27 Put back account
about old soldier (7)
28 A Northern Ireland male is beginning to magnify spiritual belief (7)
29 Surprisingly learnt tech in confines of humble workplace for doctors? (6,6)
DOWN
1 Lift a block around
Irish plant (7)
2 Actors’ words first off in TV sitcom reveal merriment (10)
3 A bishop loves relaxed
day free of guilt? (8)
4 Hatred in French and U.S. college faculty lately (6)
5 Peculiar end to thrillers? It’s a probability (4)
6 Stand in for rector, priest
and powerful woman (7) 7 A lot trading improperly around hotel slowly stop (5,2,1,4)
10 Accept singular section with U.S. magazine and dawdle (4,4,4)
13 Musician plays in a boost to inspire two sopranos (10)
15 Drink in first half
of meal (3)
18 Envoy with the Spanish, say, cutting appointment (8)
20 Natural substance from
exotic moorhen (7)
22 List with two notes found by spades in middle of pier (7)
23 Diamonds on ground?
There’s a scarcity (6)
26 Gemstone exhibited
in shop a lot (4)