THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES

Across

1 Uninteresting (5) 4 Extortion (9) 9 Downright (3-3-3) 10 Metallic sound (5) 11 Muffle (6)

12 Doubter (8)

14 Annexe (9) 15 Embellishment (5) 17 Medical stand-in (5) 19 Able to perch (9) 22 Jerry-built (8)

24 Iron golf club (6)

26 Metropolitan (5) 27 Annoyed (9) 28 Sluggish (9) 29 Bullied (5)

Down

1 US pop group (7) 2 Having respiratory problems (9) 3 Underground prison (7) 4 Group of countries (4) 5 Alienate (10)

6 Start of a football match (7)

7 Anticipate (5) 8 Rational (7) 13 Overscrupulous (10) 16 Meat dish (5,4) 17 Practical joke (3-4)

18 The Tempest character (7)

20 Flexible (7)

21 Rectified (7) 23 Celebratory sports pose (5) 25 Man’s name (4)