CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

aCroSS 1 A street surrounded by immaculate

meadow (7) 5 Location of unrest is suitable milieu for

7 when sugar’s put in (7) 9 Flowers certain to be found during recreation (7) Game not disrupted by vast explosive force (7) Light sprinkling of droplets allowed even dopes to see plant (9) It’s hot in dry environment — take coat off (5) A number of programmes broadcast about dwarf planet (5) Fear of communism realised when

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15 invaded by a night-time occupation (4,2,3) 16 Sent a message selling ad in a slipshod

way (9) 18 Broad letter followed by degrees belonging to Miss Woodhouse (5) Precis is also concealing ropey material (5) 22 Being Latin numeral translation

pronounced with extreme care (9) 24 Supervise poetry written in Old English

(7) 26 Ape neck turns out to be another body

part (7) 27 It isn’t a problem to sew an open

patchwork (2,5) 28 Goes by and comes back to see

integrated circuits (7)

21 2 Ross, in charge, is to reverse cut (7) 3 We object to you claiming and then

getting nearly everything — typical! (5) 4 Change to Federal ale etc going down

at the polls (9,6) 5 Beat and ailing, the foreigners flag

(6,3,6) 6 Go back to first dress (3) 7 Basil, for example, produces

disturbance with his first letter (7) 8 Tommy to endure, possibly, having

lectureship for life (7) 12 Scots pine’s inner structure is

contained in trunk (5) 14 Wrap playwright with love (5) 16 War poet joined special force without a

delay (7) 17 Request gets round engine seals (7) 19 Threats from alpha males? (7) 20 Phrases loosely describing Tibetans (7) 23 The thanks one gets in Greek letter (5) 25 Does she take to court? (3)