Clues across |
1 | He patrols in the dark, making hangman twitch (5-8) |
8 | Agile doctor plunged into African river (6) |
9 | Stressed chimp ate strangely (8) |
10 | Split lease (4) |
11 | Church leader’s tree (5) |
12 | Make long hard journey on foot, returning in quicker time (4) |
13 | Respected European steed runs round Maine (8) |
16 | Twisted garter found in attic (6) |
18 | Plant found in marshy ground next to National Engineering Laboratory (6) |
19 | Surprise! Toni’s wedged in tree! (8) |
20 | Dad’s upset tots (4) |
22 | Avoid Venetian magistrate holding leader of delinquents (5) |
24 | Man, perhaps? I’ll say! (4) |
26 | Drink – demon ale, maybe (8) |
27 | So this alters lifts (6) |
28 | Confidence in not dying? Or cash if you do? (4,9) |
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Clues down |
1 | Being ingenuous, I hide in main part of church (5) |
2 | Intermediary engaged in shuttle diplomacy (2-7) |
3 | The queen turns up – but not here! (5) |
4 | Deed man altered (7) |
5 | Reproduction OK? Not with this in force! (9) |
6 | Average time intended (5) |
7 | Silent lionesses are confused (9) |
14 | Rush placed on healthy plant (9) |
15 | Sensational piece for the stage said to be a mature play (9) |
17 | Intro Enid played for performance of song (9) |
19 | Dreads to change something starting where one lives (7) |
21 | Jeer, making last of actors cough, by the sound of it (5) |
23 | Three becomes a different sort of number (5) |
25 | French and English articles combined in a machine (5) |
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