CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Every ibis we’d trained enjoys this when flying (5-3,4) 8 Metal miners welcome old boy in islands (7)

9 Doctor has trouble with a German holder of post (7) 11 Simple way to reach financial security (4,6) 12 Accurate note about sport (4) 14 Part of vital column supplied by green energy supporter (8) 16 Firms dealing with protective clothing (6) 17 After end of fiasco our lot are in debt (3) 19 What octogenarians hope to reach, swimming in Tyne? (6) 21 Mint husband found in food shop in Asian city (3,5) 24 Long piece of

biscuit china (4) 25 I’d go and repair ground for tunneller (7,3) 27 Invalidate 5 (7) 28 English vicar’s a

scaffolder perhaps (7) 29 Undertaking is accepted by Age Concern after revision (12)

DOWN

1 British rowers

ruined surfing aid (7) 2 Vets again check glasses? About time! (10) 3 A few run over to

collect brown hat (8) 4 Moan persistently not very far into New Year (6) 5 Empty very

old papers (4) 6 Ban business graduate entering for that reason (7) 7 Lie about short-term

intrusion (12) 10 Gardener needs these, otherwise eg ferns reign? (5,7) 13 On phone, would pork supplier supply one bird? (4,6) 15 Mow top off grass –

this bit? (3) 18 Uncanny mood and atmosphere in pub first to disappear (8) 20 Engine housing in a small room

in northeast (7) 22 Character briefly hosting a daughter, feisty girl (7) 23 Drawer made from

carbon fibre (6) 26 Cover over pool (4)