CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

No 16,837

ACROSS

1 Our present period stirs anarchist ire (9,3) 8 Roofer has two daughters — one is not much of a catch (7) 9 Notice number involved in shambles in folly (7) 11 Appropriate company fancies possibly saving time (10) 12 Try wide new garment (4) 14 Britain wants each expanse of water beyond the Bosporus (5,3) 16 Trick upset a hotel cleaner (6) 17 Small egg container knocked over (3) 19 London team is 0-0 in Paris half way into match (6) 21 Supporters in rowing boat join in arguments (8) 24 Data collected in rainforest (4) 25 Pour out a port from America that’s priceless (10) 27 On which to find 21 piece with beer (7) 28 Thug throws out northern comic (7) 29 Strangely, Roy had Chopin’s anxiety about health (12)

DOWN

1 Russian leader briefly surrounds Arab port, closing bars (7) 2 Soldiers upped and left defeat, getting carpeting (10) 3 Troubled nurse bandages sting (8) 4 Convict popular couple (6) 5 Having nothing on, English horse turned up (4) 6 Quickly say: ‘Dance cancelled’ (4,3) 7 Supply sibling with top man’s job in exchange? (12) 10 They blended with sirens in ship’s audio equipment (12) 13 Standard party message received (5,5) 15 Appearance of caviare with odd bits missing (3) 18 Old goods brought inside to block sledge (8) 20 One French city cramps female’s early years (7) 22 Agents seize informer touring old European state (7) 23 Lecture school about waste water (6) 26 It makes a gorgeous pudding if most of it’s thrown away! (4)