DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Plan good dip, swimming with learner here? (8,4) 8 UNESCO, for instance, employs a close friend (male) (7) 9 Experimental United managed to overcome resistance (7) 11 His men go crazy in France to find sole supplier? (10) 12 Restricts back room mostly (4) 14 I make false statements about resident of Skye, say (8) 16 Cycling endlessly on island, getting little coverage (6) 17 Make knight display unrivalled bravery at first (3) 19 Irish musician catches it — 11 sells it (6) 21 Among recent arrivals, one goes off to SA province (8) 24 Judge speed (4) 25 Hollow, or last 50pc of it (10) 27 The most costly way to begin a love letter? (7) 28 Tramp with feet wrapped in towel, perhaps (7) 29 How pirated copies were made, unofficially? (3,3,6)

DOWN

1 Mushroom that’s found on beach? (7) 2 Designate control over Spain and Norway (10) 3 Felt sorry for people engaged by deceased duke (8) 4 Tenure renewed for doctor (6) 5 The way Henry supports Irishman (4) 6 Folding paper in old Baltic city road (7) 7 As some old buildings English cardinal suggested at last? (4-8) 10 Restraining record in April, possibly end of May (12) 13 Very quiet private investigator on a mission abroad (10) 15 Manage single at Trent Bridge (3) 18 Envy bishop, say, getting disrespectful about golf (8) 20 You bet on retired horse appearing in the flat possibly (3,4) 22 Corrupt journalist follows Oliver (7) 23 Shut in boiler (6) 26 Crockery left out that’s handy (4)