CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 BT image uses up a large quantity of data (7)

5 Body blueprints for garden ornaments contain oriental implant (7)

9 Look disgusted when one man is embraced by girl (7)

10 Boss uses crib on first aid (7)

11 Is slow to ask: “Is the seat free?” (9) 12 Bonny-looking boys seen at hostel (5) 13 What about the street for romantic rendezvous? (5)

15 Rush in with pamphlet that’s withdrawn (9) 16 One fairly quiet Hibernian _ Scotsman_ is at home on land and water (9) 18 Endlessly sleepy, withdraw weapon (5) 21 Beams, I hear, at higher wage (5) 22 Casting my net of vigorous exercise (9) 24 Cattle polish off a half loaf (7)

26 Beat up down the dump (7) 27 Having extreme height to immerse completely in hard task (7) 28 Dives taken with running titles (7)

DOWN

1 Watch you don’t get your fingers burnt with arresting photo (7)

2 Give the lie to profit confirmation (7) 3 Explosion comes to bloody end (5) 4 One celebrity can get Gmail from the off ... (3,8,4)

5 ... being willing to remain firm over lastminute pairing when victory declared (4,3,3,5)

6 Maiden unlikely to be enrolled as sister (3) 7 Got main construction of wartime line (7) 8 Behaved like a tomcat and was neutered, resistance having been overcome (7) 12 Takes steamer across river and doesn’t come back (5) 14 Cheap material used for washing, dressing etc when cut short (5)

16 Performer of 22 feats lifts whale, applies club (7)

17 Information early saint received is agonizing (7)

19 Top clue spelled out eight times (7) 20 Deciphers message in poetry to wintry month (7)

23 A massage on a Caribbean island (5) 25 Loch full of wonder? (3)