CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
WIN £500 No 17,065
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ACROSS
1 Hundred at home during holiday in the U.S. getting preventative treatment (11)
9 Bachelor considers
right away lures (7)
10 Strongly criticise a French aristocrat among three in Rome (7)
11 Take advantage
of exercise (3)
12 Omit former Democrat
in hint (7)
13 Place fringed by wild tree close to lane is well stocked (7)
14 Support announced
for hot drink (3)
15 Meddle audibly in
Florida resort (5)
17 Agree with tense
colleague (5)
18 Chairman touring Switzerland
is overly aggressive? (5)
20 Hate a house in
Bicester’s outskirts (5)
22 First signs of cows usually digesting something chewed (3)
24 Everybody amid song spilt
a quantity of liquid (7)
25 Small bird shown in flags (7) 26 Hill too dry at odd points (3) 27 Now tote change in
a pair of hues? (3-4)
28 American goes in shabbily,
getting to worry a lot? (7)
29 Dishonestly deal with ex-Labour politician introducing reform (5-6)
DOWN
1 Opportunity with register coming up to block flaws in academic leaders (4,11)
2 Boast by woman, reportedly, in lawnbased sport (7)
3 Supply a topic for
discussion (5)
4 A fine expression at end of clash for fallout from the event (9)
5 Encountering difficulty, like a nightclub entertainer? (2,1,4)
6 Nice way to
offer fare? (8,7)
7 Sailor first to come into
plane is miserable (6)
8 Writer entering leftwing country lately for treatment (6)
16 Teams sent off for a financial assessment (5,4)
18 North American’s
extremely fearsome (6) 19 Oil and other oils marginalised ordinary dark sherry (7)
21 Disparage a summary (7) 23 Doctor raged about tip
of hunting weapon (6)
25 Flashy Rex seen
in party (5)