CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

No 17,102

ACROSS

1 Muscle shown by man on board with group of devotees in rank of importance (7,5)

8 Canoe capsized by hazard at sea almost typical of a huge expanse of water? (7) 9 Upset Sid and Burt

when swimming (7)

11 Working with celebrity in new reduced period is something doomed to fail? (3-7)

12 The Italian tucks into fine

old type of pastry (4)

14 Put at risk what

conciliators try to do? (8) 16 Second statement of belief

in long piece of text (6)

17 Racket in ground

increased (3)

19 Make a mistake with no end of clumsiness and fall (6)

21 Standard poster is beginning to extol idyllic place (8)

24 Obsessive sort none

recognised on vacation (4) 25 Mallets not replaced in places tended for growth? (10)

27 Barrier hidden by

trail in gardens (7)

28 Captivate hearts after

acquiring fancy rental (7) 29 Complicated side with new musical film is unravelled (12)

DOWN

1 Pressure on European in finale to be well groomed? (7)

2 Only cast deployed around part of Australia all the time (10) 3 Popular Conservative, ruder when agitated, suffered (8)

4 Student right away has

to obtain small device (6) 5 Optimistic Republican,

very large Yankee (4)

6 First woman to tour Latin America with institute is hard to find (7)

7 Token note on

radio for singer (12)

10 Carriers of vital stuff

for pumping? (5,7)

13 Smart place repaired something found in junk yard? (5,5)

15 Split journey when

short of time (3)

18 North American and Eastern European supported by French leader (8)

20 Ricky, perhaps, on

island gets cocktail (7)

22 Upstanding soldier designed drone that’s overlooked (7)

23 Escape in set

of steps? (6)

26 Heap of things

in mansion (4)