Cryptic Crossword

Published on 27/07/2012 09:21

Friday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Respectable way to admit final loss when going downhill (7)

5 Plane moves freight (7)

9 Dismembered entrail found in bog (7)

10 Inspects popular ending to email (7)

11 Person to escape becoming a vegetable (9)

12 Girl takes a helping of yogurt dish (5)

13 Rab at the races? (5)

15 Minimal account of secret trial (9)

16 Is he tucking into fries in seafood businesses? (9)

18 When there’s a lack of education in Bermuda, it turns out to be a different place (5)

21 The girl’s able to cope with laid-back gentleman (5)

22 Antic role arranged for archaic instrument (9)

24 The French position on mathematician (7)

26 False start during a circuit when running round in circles (2,1,4)

27 Begin to play music outdoors (4,3)

28 Almost none made attempt, seeing prohibitive sign (2,5)

DOWN

1 Unable to decide between options? Audience: ‘Phone a (female) friend!’ (7)

2 She’s at a nice juncture that’s fiendish (7)

3 Top people define limits to educate about literature (5)

4 No danger is apparent when there’s no fog at the shore (3,5,2,5)

5 Winning over disease, thanks to work in medical post (5,3,7)

6 Make silent joke (3)

7 In school session, I take note of boring creature (7)

8 Rely on painting to get going again (7)

12 Degree to which her downfall had resulted in detox programme (5)

14 May be heard before bedtime during rows (5)

16 Opera in which biblical character gets eaten by dog (7)

17 Sheep disease causes metal dealer to lose money (7)

20 Self-governed psychedelic trance performed after death (7)

23 Angry, I tear up letters (5)

25 Minor eureka moment gives us a laugh (3)

Thursday’s solution

Across: 1 Manifestations, 9 Keen eye, 10 Chortle, 11 Ablebodied, 12 Clip, 14 Lesson, 15 Disorder, 17 Wandered, 19 Eclair, 22 Nous, 23 Precaution, 25 Earthly, 26 Episode, 27 Electro-magnets.

Down: 1 Make allowances, 2 Needles, 3 Freebooter, 4 steady, 5 Accredit, 6 Iron, 7 Nettled, 8 Pepper grinders, 13 Concluding, 16 Betrayer, 18 Neutral, 20 Adipose, 21 Scream, 24 Chic.