CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Form one corps that’s archetypal (7) 5 Leads in unrest with gainsayings (7) 9 Bowling to provide to much weaponry (7) 10 Be averse to when different (3,4)

11 Do a singer wrong who’s extravagantly imposing (9)

12 Dug for gold, perhaps, not matter containing original element (5) 13 Rob’s harder than iron, we hear (5) 15 Field marshal’s range (9)

16 Young scout found near predicament in small compartment (5-4)

18 When initial hope is lost, gratitude expressed to combat vehicles (5) 21 Conclude with finer version (5) 22 Needs tool to create magnet (9) 24 Scolded for report of second-class designation (7)

26 I ran van for transporting to paradise (7)

DOWN

1 Pleases with sound of ravenous birds (7) 2 Mean to have rag expurgated when received (7)

3 Remain upright when final post is sunk into soft soil (5)

4 Be familiar with place to perch on village green – it’s an open secret (6,9)

5 How many people are at the ball to fetch and carry? (5,10)

6 Crackpot from the teachers’ union (3) 7 ‘aving no nonsense about French bridge (7) 8 Was poet Stephen an extravagant person? (7)

12 I’ll eat this rubbish! (2,3) 27 Camping facility on scottish river promotes easing of hostilities (7) 28 Necessitates removal of first rib from gut (7) 14 Hen’s course (5)

16 Stole work from one sleeping place and another (7) 17 Favour to get certain punishment (2,3,2) 19 Hitler fan has a zone in operation (3-4) 20 S wit hers when observes covers observed (7)

23 I abandon soul of sail support (5) 25 This number may oddly be the one (3)