CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Everybody in Great Britain needing steps for reservoir! (4,7)

9 Offering a match (9)

10 Second imitation item of clothing (5) 11 Free to include new skin (4) 12 Importantly mother has one friend (10) 14 Instrument resolutely included (4)

15 Not inclined to be honest (2,3,5)

19 Local game? (5,5)

20 Pet quarrel? (4)

21 Abducting child while taking brief sleep (10) 23 Post armour (4)

25 Lady heard to roam (5)

27 Medico gave Scotsman medicine first (9)

28 Type of case that is easily closed (4-3-4) DOWN 1 Kind of rum outraged Don (4-7)

2 Weaving machine to appear in mirage (4) 3 Metal coin (9)

4 Fit Rex entered into dispute (5)

5 Record pile should be organised, one believes (8)

6 No end of space for marsupial, some might say (3)

7 Showed vivacity in sleigh going round recreation area (8)

8 Approval for Hungarian wine that has not been started (4) 13 Coming from Slovenia, Tim cultivated flower (4-2-1-4)

16 Unoriginal sayings from part of London maybe (9)

17 Vital communication’s on hand (8) 18 Eased cap off in mischievous adventure (8) 21 New Zealand fruit (4)

22 Diminutive girl just beat father (5) 24 Close to interminable darkness (4) 26 Prefix someone originally hid (3)