
ACROSS 1 Out of
bed, exhausted but cheerful (6) 5
Revolting Bolshevik not very matey (8) 9
TV type hosts retro party with leader of opposition often
accompanied by whole kit (8) 10 Odious
creature catches returning condition that stinks – what a
pity! (3,3) 11 Fly with indecent courage?
(10) 12 No more deliveries
(4) 13 Parasites mysteriously seen on
bartender's head? (8) 16 Monk emerges from
salmon pink cast of backbone (6) 17 Meets
sweetheart returning to high regard (6) 19
Nobody eats half of tasty morsel at midday
(8) 21 Note to self: send back royal
honour (4) 22 Research centre left a
bighead with highfalutin language (10) 25
Contemptible fellow in waistcoat (6) 26
Leading light left in a line without hesitation
(8) 27 Like sex used to be, in a manner of
speaking (2,2,4) 28 Carelessly, constantly
tactless, rearranged hosiery
(6)
DOWN 2 Political leader and
peer produce modicum of wisdom (5) 3
Conjure up naked gardener hugging hollow oak
(5) 4 Quiff cultivator finds debt
reminders tiresome (7) 5 Swim round about
and use lungs (7) 6 Retail operations not
in rented premises (7) 7 Gloomy scientist recast emoticons
(9) 8 Seeker of fast buck, eh? And
histrionic removal man? (9) 14 Is marriage
of Susan and Leslie overbearing without kids?
(9) 15 Cranial depression? I beat it, by
all accounts (3,6) 18 Mix bits of melon
and blancmange (7) 19 They may be
discerned dimly at night, hopelessly unable, on mind-altering
substance (7) 20 Eight awful moaners
(7) 23 Type of music emanating from duet
on a love seat (5) 24
Queen going up batsman's passage broadcast again
(5)
|