CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

No 16,617

ACROSS

1 Boat-building

foundation? (12) 8 Poles bring in money over time, a very small amount (7) 9 A single payment posh politician’s hidden in chimney (4,3) 11 Nicked, say, good

snack (7,3) 12 Fine judge hosted by

two Pacific islands (4) 14 One bloke welcomes another one from across the pond (8) 16 Lacking fresh beer

and newspaper (6) 17 Charge leader of

forty Europeans (3) 19 Left back extremely

heavy prize (6) 21 Convenience food vintner ordered with daughter (2,6) 24 Smart one attracts

banks (4) 25 Research students go on these lifts with pride possibly (5,5) 27 Clothing torn around

end (7) 28 A different part of flower storing oxygen (7) 29 Business person’s complex new tree pruner lacking weight (12)

DOWN

1 Wise person imports an American banger (7) 2 Member set up most of the correct inheritance (10) 3 Unable to appreciate pitch on defeat sadly (4-4) 4 How much has leaked from hateful lager? (6) 5 Black cat’s first

monument (4) 6 Priest managed to conserve energy and rest (7) 7 Safe parents worried about new security device (4,8) 10 The majority of superior climbers absorb current lotions (12) 13 He left fuel around rear of house for plant (10) 15 Goal ace leaves 24 (3) 18 Appraise girl, one probing stringed instrument (8) 20 A segment of Horatio

Nelson’s speech (7) 22 Of two things, not one is in there, surprisingly (7) 23 The best clue to first

of puzzles (6) 26 Mock old fool

forgetting street (4)

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