Genius crossword 405

el sereno

Across

1 Striker must lose one for a

great deal of money (6) 4 Sweeper keeps everybody

on their toes here! (8) 10 Runs in desperate hope

- wins possession (9) 11 Issue seeing boss initially

cross (5) 12 City formed from mostly

ecclesiastical district (5) 13 Bird having split crest (9) 14 Firm’s only source of

liquidity (7) 16 Appear ominously close to

depression - not good (4) 19 Creature that may appear

before March? (4) 21 Sun involved in slander (7) 24 Son loses heart with a racehorse that may be beaten (5,4) 25 Plant that is right by

Britain (5) 26 William Goddard’s rejected

doctrine? (5) 27 Partnerships made when holding criminal in a cell? (9) 28 Office item making mum

more embarrassed (8) 29 Backing party song that’s

simple to hear is a quirk (6)

Down

1 The chance of a view (8) 2 Rules may see prisoners

eating fish, mostly (8) 3 Pulls in listeners around

North (5) 5 Soldiers wearing shock

gear (7) 6 Heavy debts coming after

childbirth in the States (9) 7 Ragged shapes coming

from old empty spaces (6) 8 Refuse giving rise to

obscure study (6) 9 Husband in place set

for service here (6) 15 Titled ladies rush up to employ one person whose charges are small (9) 17 Musician’s disturbed air

breaking sound barrier (8) 18 Areas DIY ruined,

possibly (1,4,3) 20 Bishop invested in sort

of music that’s rubbish (7) 21 Incoherent speech from

parent on belief, oddly (6) 22 Tracks unrelated

remarks (6) 23 see preamble (6) 25 Label reduced spirit (5) This is to all intents and purposes a normal cryptic crossword. However, 2 clues lack definitions, and an extra word has been added to one clue. This word is an anagram of the solution to 23 down. These provide the answer to a mystery.