CLASSIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 TV part from the year dot,

Cuba-style (7,3,4)

9 Chosen few from the panel

I teach (5)

10 A French tree containing uranium

is not welcome (9)

11 Last kid removed from

remote isle (2,5)

12 Talks resulted when test

ran over (7)

13 Bend most of seafood item

back (4)

14 I rather like being neutral (9)

18 Put on fake make-up to

taunt (4,3,2)

20 The essence of spring is tedious

for some (4)

22 Engages and listens anew (7)

25 Available for one worried about

fine (2,5)

26 Can batsman find kitchen

utensil? (3-6)

27 Puts money on second, and

second again! (5)

28 Whistle denoted foul, and disappointed one’s team mates (3,3,4,4)

DOWN

1 Stop right in the fold (6)

2 Kelvin in narrow vehicle with

problem-solving group (5,4)

3 Partly cover beyond circuit (7)

4 Teacher’s work auctioned off (9) 5 Has Pennsylvania got a

ski resort? (5)

6 Expert of course (7)

7 Rubbish left in large receptacle,

ultimately (5)

8 We, with the remainder left

inside, struggle (7)

15 Rip up root to make fragrant

petals (3-6)

16 Thereby vary topic to include

piece of furniture (4,5)

17 Abundant misuse of penalty (7) 19 Nit-picker at first fixture bungled

toss-up (7)

20 Ta-ta to bargain, say (7)

21 Public relations is working

for jail (6)

23 Weapon caught, in the way (5) 24 Get a feeling for intelligence (5)

ACROSS

7 Vital power (6)

8 Empty inside (6)

9 Replaceable part of

a lamp (4)

10 Contend (3)

11 Firmly against (4)

12 Worldwide (6)

14 Rush headlong (6)

16 Closely follow (6)

19 Gumshoe (6)

21 Baby’s carriage (4)

23 In the place of (3)

24 Fishing enticement (4) 25 Top-up (6)

26 Perform clumsily or

ineptly (6)

DOWN

1 Of sight (6)

2 Hair tidier (4)

3 Nonsense (6)

4 Beat out (corn) (6) 5 Parasitic insect (4) 6 Grand doorway (6) 13 Bridge call (3) 15 Fish eggs en masse (3)

17 Make firm (6)

18 Prate (6)

19 Cleans with a stiff brush (6) 20 Sparsely (6)

22 Servant girl (4)

24 Berth on a ship (4)