DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Sophisticated doctor swore wildly (7-4) 9 After beginning of spring, decorate fledgling firm (5-2) 10 Genuine error by church engineers (7) 11 Child’s drink (3) 12 Release a French film director (7) 13 At a point near the start, listener only stirred (5, 2) 14 Queen and king make mistake (3) 15 Apathetic leader of party in assembly overthrown (5) 17 Show great pleasure — peer returns carrying Oscar (5) 18 Fools about, changing pounds for pennies in prank (5) 20 Time on Railway Street for romantic meeting (5) 22 Primate removes cross from highest point (3) 24 Old ass repelled Herb (7) 25 Wash three foreign articles (7) 26 Girl who’s unapproachable at first (3) 27 A hundred and fifty four in Berlin possess a keyboard (7) 28 Selfish driver runs over a dog, avoiding horse (4, 3) 29 Dread 15 crossing river into a ground (11)

DOWN

1 Met issued this, therefore act was abandoned (7, 8) 2 A sailor goes over with rubbish, banging on door (3-1-3) 3 Extent of department at hospital (5) 4 Beatles number that ended at midnight last night (9) 5 Disregarded region ravaged by Germany (7) 6 On occasions, beaten adherent won envy (5,3, 3, 4) 7 Animal and bird raised bear (6) 8 Think about names for aromatic plant (6) 16 Rip root up for pulverising as room freshener (9) 18 Reptiles surface, beginning to harass char (6) 19 Delicate paper kept in folder (7) 21 Bloke rises, wearing shabby suit, giving big wave (7) 23 Distribute a green incense (6) 25 Grub features among popular varieties (5)