CLASSIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

9 Political party's policy is

obvious, love (9)

10 Narrow part of hill in

Cambridgeshire (5)

11 Being overweight, do as told

about rest (7)

12 Fails to consume fashionable

cupcakes (7)

13 Marts need redevelopment for

shopkeepers (9)

16 Total, say (5)

17 Realising it's beneath one's

status (13)

20 Concur with religion in time (5) 21 Nicer test organised, making

cross (9)

24 Cheer up – listen to a couple

of quintets (7)

25 I'll tear around to the letter (7) 27 Governed by the fourth

regulation? (5)

28 Change position at the back

of kitchen stove (9)

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DOWN

1 Meaning to bring in goods

from abroad (6)

2 Formerly attached to the

Church (4)

3 Bureau away from the

Arctic? (6)

4 Notice Eastern agent (4)

5 Order social worker to be

military leader (10)

6 Golfer discovered it's deep (8) 7 Hand in a social entry (10)

8 Yours truly needs a certain

action taken (7)

14 Sailor and friend embracing

standard in unusual way (10) 15 Preacher takes journey on a

little railway (10)

18 Occasion I had enjoyed

initially at close of day (8)

19 Collects and sorts out the

rags (7)

22 Stop working and go to

bed (6)

23 Cashier is one who gives an

account (6)

25 Tend towards being thin (4)

26 Darn foreign money! (4)

ACROSS

1 Unfavourable position,

lower rank (11)

9 Cut up a joint of

meat (5)

10 Mexican spirit used in

cocktails (7)

11 Domestic male fowl (7) 12 Spouse's relative (2-3) 13 Fomenter of

trouble (8-5)

16 At no time (5)

18 Cowboy hat (7)

20 Act of wearing away (7) 21 Is brave, takes a risk (5) 22 Steamed suet

pudding (3,4-4)

DOWN

2 Jittery, on edge (7)

3 Occasion (5)

4 ___ skills, friendliness,

charm etc (13)

5 Music for a Mass (7)

6 Swing round (5)

7 Alarmist (11)

8 Capricious wilful behaviour (11) 14 Predator hawk (7)

15 Most common British falcon (7) 17 Flower related to the pansy (5) 19 Arrive (3,2)