CRYPTIC CROSSWORD No. 16,832

ACROSS: 1 Postage stamp. 8 Roomier. 9 Tea leaf. 11 Flag-waving. 12 Biro. 14 Bacteria. 16 Bright. 17 Rib. 19 Invoke. 21 Database. 24 Airy. 25 Sandstorms. 27 Erudite. 28 Neonate. 29 Old Testament.

DOWN: 1 Prosaic. 2 Shipwrecks. 3 Au revoir. 4 Extend. 5 Tear. 6 Meeting. 7 Prefabricate. 10 Frontiersmen. 13 Breastbone. 15 Aid. 18 Bandanna. 20 Virtual. 22 Abreast. 23 Papers. 26 Jilt.