Tuesday 20 October

Across

1 Maiden to depart mansion and ask about coats (7) 5 Retired bachelor to play cricket during quiet day off (7) 9 Tense card game discarding hearts? That’s unexpected (5) 10 Lug leg iron around lacking oxygen is hard to endure (9) 11 Trade documentaries aim to leave without a partner (10) 12 Select condiment the French left out (4) 14 19 animal swiped by one? (12) 18 The press reporting how a government lawyer might act? (6,6) 21 Animals: Pink Floyd’s musical masterpiece ends in excitement (4) 22 Location of music stand _ (10) 25 … and themed cryptic for those sentenced to suffer (3,6) 26 In two seconds president ditches in Scotland (5) 27 Cunning US car going by railway (7) 28 PC D? (7)

Down

1 Masterly, say, like the Tate Modern? (6) 2 Cook green ravioli to start (6) 3 Express kind of lorry dropping off floor (10) 4 Drug money (5) 5 Perhaps case about gravy (5,4) 6 Labour leader supports party over poster (4) 7 Sailor: I can rise, framed by moon from the beginning (2,6) 8 Stimulation from coke and coffee generates dancer’s move (4,4) 13 Dreams of cool relaxing siestas (10) 15 Publicity, for example Reagan being with child (9) 16 Influenced camp (8) 17 Part of ship where Marvel Avenger sleeps, according to Spooner (8) 19 Corrupt cop takes a shilling away in bag (6) 20 Botch clue for ‘wets’ (4,2) 23 Stopped as repaired bonnet’s fallen off (5) 24 Stock exchange index rejects dollar over American future (4)