CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Riverside tale may be given

credit (4,7)

7 Footnote I added to a letter from

Greece (3)

9 Tom honoured in song (5) 10 They give the running order, of

course (9)

11 Battering damages sideboard

(9)

12 Raised we hear and risen we

hope (5)

13 Moving in range (7)

15 Trap to catch a number

following (4)

18 Spring is something one may

associate with flowers (4) 20 Meeting that has no standing?

(7)

23 Turn to her or someone else (5) 24 One who may be troubled with

heat burns? (9)

26 Upholstery material that is

harsh or rough (9) 27 Sensational piece of luck

getting free (5)

28 One who fishes for perch (3) 29 But a blunt question may incur

it (5,6)

DOWN

1 Personal column (8)

2 Fair verdict on an improved

performance (3,2,3)

3 He’d follow the account with a

pained expression (5) 4 Strange craving for a piece of

sculpture (7)

5 Pawnbroker takes article that’s

dirty (7)

6 They came to terms with cakes

and sweets (4,5) 7 A drink at the station? (6) 8 Where such dealers may end

up? (6)

14 They’re denied freedom to express their political views (9)

16 Recall having a tie (8)

17 I’d return to root out a poacher

(8)

19 Mother hides a mark with

cosmetic (7) 20 Hot spot turns out to upset

father (7)

21 Tom goes up to her, naturally

(6)

22 Given support or cast out (6) 25 Everybody at home is worn out

(3,2)