CROSSWORD

ACROSS

7 Surprisingly hooter’s winning although not through connection with others (2,4,3,5) 9 Get rid of that old feeling (10) 11 Nationalists’ island (4) 12 Whizzing sound of fastener (3) 13 Mate on site working from home (10) 16 I live times in the mountains (4) 17 MP Peter turned to thwart (3-4) 19 One with Elsie, say, has repeated work on drink (7) 21 Had zealously hidden tool (4) 22 Financial institution draws up bills of exchange (4,6) 24 Rod’s remedy not right (3) 25 Sigh getting only half the garment? (4) 26 Hated revolutionary group of players in terrorist group (5,5) 29 Do not interfere with holiday before spring on one’s own (5,4,5)

DOWN

1 Quintet excluded, get a new opening in the country (46,4) 2 Food ruined outfit, it was removed (4) 3 Present from the residents (4) 4 Metallic blue (6) 5 Nasal eruption (6) 6 I know Philip first said to be one from Manila (8) 8 Bird on meadow going over river in Oxfordshire (6-2-6) 10 Victor on heath turning up sound (5) 14 More run (5) 15 Nail right inside pathway (5) 18 Choose five, not four initially, it’s optional (8) 20 Body of policemen and policewomen surrounding river (5) 22 Sprinkles garden plot before we get up on Sunday (6) 23 Almost in Norway before the due time (6) 27 Audibly hacks circle including leg-pull (4) 28 Heard child at start of statement which was to be demonstrated (4)