Monday 15 June

Across

8/9 Long for captive juvenile’s frivolous past (8,5) 10 Just water (4) 11 Solvers being solvers with every other beauty product (10) 12 Officer sounding a bit of a nut (6) 14 Last users promoting the ultimate in rock’n’roll hits (8) 16 Tom’s entry for Spooner’s headgear (4,3) 18 Skinhead speaker’s undesirable presence (7) 21 Big beast that was unsettling to nomads (8) 23 Bravo, gambling drunk (6) 24 Toast giving thanks to Schubert composition (10) 26/26 They care when warm clothing not provided and we fully support that (4,4) 27 Discovered love in money (5) 28 Crude oil charge mostly makes wealthy and powerful individual (8)

Down

1 Stellar team, one from Spain (8) 2 Man possibly barring a passage (4) 3/17/25 Different types of KY jelly handed out (6,3,4) 4 Firm stem (7) 5 One expression of approval or several (4) 6 Commotion when a bear seen near city (10) 7 We’re disappointed when ostrich skin gets expensive (2,4) 13 Perhaps silk handkerchief is irrelevant (3,2,5) 15 Choose Pinot? (3) 19 Cast a spell on the way in (8) 20 Juliet exits crossing to get ointment (7) 22 Commercial division is off course (6) 23 Dine in part and leave (4,2)