CLASSIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Tiddler's tail we cleansed with
purified liquid (9,5)
9 Approaches with some within
earshot (5)
10 Refining of already long
drink (4,2,3)
11 Former Prime Minister eats
her stew (7)
12 Make an earnest request
during centre attractions (7)
13 Bart – terribly unruly child (4) 14 Diana's mood due to animal
illness (9)
18 Fresh run on the presses (9)
20 Cry about new pretentious
person (4)
22 Cecil is removing winter
spikes (7)
25 Rebellious unruly trio giving
love to America (7)
26 Wild description of missile? (9) 27 Appearance of noisy
supporters (5)
28 Second festive gift? (3,6,5)
DOWN
1 Mean not to be in river (6)
2 Untidy dresser has second
thought, to talk big (9)
3 Check tiny creature crushes
piano (7)
4 Placed ideally in tree (9)
5 Song that's ‘Blue Ridge’
composition (5)
6 Follower found beer all over the
mail (7)
7 Rub out some howler, as
erroneous (5)
8 You and I are second to rent out
cowboy film (7)
15 Accountant during trial is awfully
sarcastic (9)
16 Composer is top golfer of Kiev,
surprisingly (9)
17 Batting with leg ring is neither
here nor there (2,5)
19 Reader of lines from hymn
composer missing son (7)
20 Leader of Slade recorded hit (7) 21 American, that lady's escorts (6) 23 According to the constitution, it's
relative (2-3)
24 Celebrity clutches one
instrument (5)
ACROSS
8 Clings (7)
9 Lone Ranger's
companion (5)
10 Worker in stone (5)
11 Liable to cause
bankruptcy (7)
12 Someone carrying out a formal inquiry (12)
16 Reasoned (12)
20 Small onion variety (7) 23 Human trunk (5)
24 Carrying freight (5)
25 Oriental root said to have restorative and curative powers (7)
DOWN
1 Unexpectedly
lucky (5)
2 Edible tree-fruit (8) 3 Mixture of copper
and tin (6)
4 Russian emperor's
title (4)
5 Cord to tie up a
parcel (6)
6 Loosen (4)
7 Partner (7)
13 Common beverage (3)
14 Unproven ideas (8)
15 Snappily (7)
17 Having a leer (6)
18 Determined, purposeful (6) 19 ___ for, desires (5)
21 Opera by Verdi (4)
22 Ship-towing boats (4)