CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Do not stand being drunk when unwilling to move (3,5)

6 Unwell between the sheets although supposed to be taking part in the show (6) 9 Colourful cry (3)

10 Later, slightly confused, say nothing for close friend (5,3)

11 Some who perhaps follow haphazardly (6) 12 Lady associated with Pip in a timely way (4) 13 Choose to have Ronald in charge with this type of brain (10)

15 Gadget played with in the boardroom? (9,3) 18 Potatoes hidden amongst grains appropriate for a raid? (5-3-4) 21 Finishing making a parcel (8,2)

23 Keel over in Staffordshire (4) 24 Give the green light to pass (6)

26 One wants replacement tool (5,3) 27 Held the valetudinarian lady (3) 28 Remained sober by the sound of it (6) 29 Be at this slack finale with nothing to do (5,3)

DOWN

2 From Mull ie coming to enlighten as the poets might say (6)

3 Plan has failed at end of fourth innings (3,4,2,2)

4 Some meagre berries for the bird (5) 5 US author found the gold hidden with more gold (7)

6 Liberates eccentric who is most brutal (9) 7 Bet it is a song (3) 8 Come on, it became a smiley (8) 14 Cause to topple on weighing-machine (11) 16 I came up with a boy who had become abnormally thin (9)

17 Most stylish sort of mattress (8) 19 During shindig it always displays numerical information (7)

20 Hold Greek character amid the noise (6) 22 Peter to appear in show for children (5) 25 April’s successor is female (3)