CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Talk about right before

consumer finds jumper (11)

9 Hit back at volunteers employed by online seller making a comeback (9)

10 Pointed remarks from lawyers

with briefs lacking content (5) 11 Thrill of quote by former

partner (6)

12 Cue from soldiers and

bodyguard (8)

13 Prone to drink plonk, taking cap

off (6)

15 Vessel preferably parked

outside church (8)

18 Light transport such as tank, for

example (8)

19 Blunt point (6)

21 Sort of business college once

attached to Doctor No (8) 23 Basket supplying unboxed fizz!

(6)

26 Small and delicate female found

in river flowing west (5)

27 Gold in toilet facility for the

president of the yacht club! (9) 28 Direct view of Spooner’s

indication of dawn? (4,2,5)

DOWN

1 Studies underpinning rise of

tabloid plots (7)

2 Language of Zulu arrested by an

investigating officer (5) 3 Shared objectives may produce

shock problem (5,4)

4 State officers originally provide

crew (4)

5 Impressive carriage in

attendance (8)

6 Arab bitterness about spiritual

leader (5)

7 Financial institution ruins new

queen (7)

8 Caution from coppers covering

game day (8) 14 This might cut swan with broken neck if not caught (8)

16 A proviso arranged about

university as a layer perhaps (9) 17 William is able to cook in this

vessel (5-3)

18 Doorstep millions holding

stickers up (7)

20 Flood coming from fissure

under hill (7)

22 Parking on road the wrong way

is punishable in law (5)

24 Spike may be mistaken getting

power for women (5) 25 Occasionally calm second

rounds (4)