CLASSIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Openly hostile to war,

grandad gets flustered (2,7,5) 9 Pour oil over unfortunate

beast (5)

10 Memorial is in front of

shade (9)

11 Nets thrown over tiny bribe (7) 12 Everyone in trial most lofty (7) 13 Stick with first conjunction (4) 14 Singer ready to mix drink (9) 18 Cannot include Ross

accepting single roll (9)

20 Expected to accept soft

trick (4)

22 The heart of the matter (7)

25 Poet with one leg is taken

inside (7)

26 Place umpires in car (9)

27 Get a feeling for

intelligence (5)

28 And benefits Mrs Twist with

dog (4,4,6)

Saturday, 5th June, 2021

DOWN

1 Lie in wait for American

president (6)

2 Dopes dare to reform reckless

criminal (9)

3 Film about avarice

welcomed (7)

4 Feature one in each herbal

remedy (9)

5 Surprise opening (5)

6 He takes stock of other

people (7)

7 Composed by repetition,

say (5)

8 Article penetrates spots and boils (7)

Zealot is cross, surrounded by swarming termites (9) A pen-clip, a strange gadget (9)

Frosty atmosphere is since changing (7)

Dossier rashly contains mountain ranges (7)

She puts clothes on the kitchen unit (7)

21 Turn up and listen (6)

No. 15,590

23 Top artist and film director (5) 24 Gate in field is let out (5) 15 16 17 19 20

ACROSS

1 Cowboy contests (6)

4 Came to a standstill (6) 9 University fellow (3)

10 Count off one by

one (9)

11 One of the seven

deadly sins (5)

12 Turns down (7)

14 Hoedown (6,5)

17 Church ministers (7)

18 Food cooked on a

skewer (5)

20 Official investigating

complaints (9)

22 New York’s country

(inits) (3)

23 Tempos (6)

24 Abut (6)

DOWN

1 Least polite (6)

2 Australian dog (5)

3 General expenses of a

business (9)

5 Hop-rich beer (3)

6 Vehicles using public

roads (7) 7 Supposes (5)

8 Quick to pick a fight (11)

13 Damaged (a reputation) (9) 15 Raise petty objections (7) 16 Come by, acquire (6)

17 Swimming venues (5)

19 ___ Tonioli, Strictly judge (5) 21 Defective cartridge (3)