DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Big swimmer requesting silence in U.S. sailing ship (7,5) 8 Stuffed deliveries to U.S. agent (7) 9 Refurbished sceptre that’s shown to elders (7) 11 Solo performer, pragmatic type, tours most of city (10) 12 Call British and European students (4) 14 Band played in set bar (8) 16 Witty comment, one for each copper (6) 17 Draw string (3) 19 Ancient silver lode blown up (3-3) 21 Prophylactic in duct chap dislodged (5,3) 24 Where lots of guys are affected (4) 25 Part of tibia old folk put back in burial mound (4,6) 27 Tennis players do it after fault in book (7) 28 Ape? One couple catch it (7) 29 Without this, nose seems faulty clasping fine lily oddly (5,2,5)

DOWN

1 Native Americans upset during Prohibition without it? (4,3) 2 Passenger control in Belfast yet to be designed (6,4) 3 Not doing much at home? Act fast (8) 4 Lurid decoration lacks centrepiece (6) 5 Plate on door is equipped with padlock at first (4) 6 Evil doer meets English Queen in game (3,4) 7 Performer with 12s, married, with corns possibly? (6,6) 10 We could tramp everywhere but we may need this (6,6) 13 To focus her skills, Lisa worked in hard cash (10) 15 Note stolen from generous youngster (3) 18 Use GCE in controversial method to improve races (8) 20 Seamen swam round Spithead all together (2,5) 22 Trim short drape left at bottom (7) 23 Force U.S. state almost to give up (6) 26 Get rid of odd features of tax rates in faculty (4)