CROSSWORDS ETC

1 Cryptic crossword

ACROSS DOWN LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Across:

8 Pirate, 9 Lamented, 10 Ajar, 11 Repetition, 12 Adams apple, 14 Note, 15 Seepage, 17 Ushered, 19 Taxi, 21 Stalagmite, 24 Decreasing, 26 Name, 27 Sunshine, 28 Incite.

Down:

1 Misjudge, 2 Marram, 3 Rearranges, 4 Slip-up, 5 Emit, 6 Instance, 7 Retort, 13 East Anglia, 16 Primrose, 18 Estimate, 20 Avenue, 22 Abided, 23 Monaco, 25 Acid. 8 Note from singer heard (6) 1 Song, dear, seen off (8)

9 Speaking, speaking indistinctly, losing

2 Physical damage among panel of head (8)

10 List of meals for people (posh) (4) twelve (6)

11 Crazy reason to get the train (10) 3 Sparkling intelligence? (10)

12 Person caring for infant rabbits, yet 4 'Sweet' clued cryptically by model (6) unreliable (10)

5 Tiny particle of a cat (4)

14 Call for an item of jewellery (4)

15 One may be given in a church in a coun6 Gun covers almost three brothers (8)

ty town (7) 7 Bumpy, so must be odd? (6)

17 Sound end for European (7) 13 Beast crushing Cornish ore (10)

19 Region in Australia? Really! (4)

16 Condition requiring insulin fades to hold 21 Rome Derby organised around Italy's

elaborate work (10) irregular beat (8)

24 Scent to experience following pudding 18 Italian island is a drain, surprisingly (8)

(10) 20 Say no to rubbish (6)

26 Single item can bend backwards (4)

22 Black bird finds dog (6)

27 Extraordinary, astonishing eclipse

23 around first of August (8) Discourages five hundred relatives (6) 28 Soup served by brush, no starter (6) 25 To overturn lager is a minor mistake (4)

Apologies, competition has been suspended until further notice.