The Brain Teaser

ACROSS

1. They're puzzling over anger being expressed (10)

6. Portland (4)

10. He'd foolishly read about Ginger (7)

11. Left after broadcast from La Guardia? (7) 12. Turn-over in a smart setting making easy progress (9)

13. Boy taking one to a girl (5)

14. How divided Poles demonstrated (5)

15. You won't be pleased to come to such a conclusion (3,6)

17. Like to dally, perhaps, with a promising youth (6,3)

20. Heard characters revolted and ran (5) 21. Charges for company's time before being given direction (5)

23. Like a charge concocted by a bridgeplayer? (7,2)

25. One representative person on the dole, struggling, may collapse (7)

26. Proceed, as an Englishman, to pour out tea (7)

27. In a TV documentary programme both parents deserted her (4)

28. Austere drawing (10)

DOWN

1. Kings and Queens are such eccentrics (5) 2. An instructive volume (5-4)

3. Period in charm school? (8,6)

4. Makes an admission as a clergyman (7) 5. Drew poorly-dressed figure going over the top (7)

7. The monarchy has a bit of money (5)

8. Not at home with being odd man out (9) 9. Stir man of the cloth (6,8)

14. About the Spanish piece being a matter of choice (9)

16. Angry artist I'd upset captured glow (9) 18. Characters getting posted (7)

19. Bribe the Open University in crude fashion (7)

22. Extra police officer (5)

24. The French gently strike out from the fold (5)