CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 8 It can jog the memory, when one left a book sold at a discount (8) 9 Unprincipled characters have to learn a lesson, finally (6) 10 Use a leak to broadcast report (6) 11 Did an accountant use media to enter higher education? (8) 12 Stake going round a fiery mount (4) 13 Is entranced at Springtime, conversely (10) 15 Was driven when about to get into a mount (but not 12 across) (7) 17 Overlooked one grid being constructed (7) 20 May have to leave some workers, at last, in the office (10) 22 Give thanks to the French for romance (4) 24 Team ties up in conclusion (8) 26 Privates took US soldier back in, from the start (6) 27 May find royal rebel in the gallery (6) 28 Came back with a solution to the boss on

paper (8) DOWN 1 Is about to get small change in the US, bringing it up-to-date (6) 2 Well-educated lecturer had to repeat things (8) 3 Can Ted lose out to a teenager? (10) 4 Negotiate some entertainment for a little boy (7) 5 Drop off a long 22 across (4) 6 At length, run round in a short jacket (6) 7 Show one’s staying power; it’s on the cards (8) 14 Land on firm foundation of safety feature, in the main (10) 16 Appreciate the value of an excellent cleaner, for example (8) 18 Sketched out the wrong policy to a leading Democrat (8) 19 May well have a typical comprehensive in common (7) 21 The soul left behind in some creature (6) 23 Hang about, when left with old object, having little hesitation (6) 25 Drinks in some local establishments (4)