CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Drink with ambassador, character with full attention to detail (2,3,6) 9 Recall objective tocapture one illuminated in fighting group (7) 10 Fish represented in a harp (7) 11 Money, it’s said, required for female rabbit (3) 12 Delete former play on words, say, on reflection (7) 13 Nothing put in list to show farmyard animal (7) 14 Australian party making commotion (3) 15 Caught sailor in ship’s room (5) 17 Spin and shoot endlessly with two directions (5) 18 Sparkle shown by Latin in varied game (5) 20 A sound of bells in ringshaped island (5) 22 Flightless bird stuck in the mud (3) 24 Untidy louts rampaging by journalist (7) 25 What sprinter, say, has as a vest (7) 26 Cereal plant in southern English town (3) 27 Ban European doctor on noted vessel (7) 28 More clean-cut sort with changing loyalties (7) 29 One looking after band shifted a dream organ (4,7)

DOWN

1 Figure linked to calling? (9,6) 2 Huge thing that sank in the sea (7) 3 Avoid pioneering female holding poster (5) 4 Note a rep’s awkward artificial language (9) 5 Eject second person from France, fellow in disorderly retreat (4,3) 6 Related ruling I’m changing for a primate (4-6,5) 7 A male graduate keeps extremely obscure, tiny organism (6) 8 Relative supporting drinking haunt has quantity of beer (6) 16 Old Arab doctor enthralled by prosperous time in executives’ area (9) 18 Part of a roof in good state (6) 19 Complaint made by Tony’s partner touring U.S. city (7) 21 Arrival in level area between stairs (7) 23 Leading comic performer shows improvement (6) 25 Home Counties element gets to become established (3,2)