cryptic crossword
ACROSS
1 Good scope offered by initial
moves (6)
5 Money gets plain wool (8)
9 Show wine store for the most part stocking popular red knocked back (10)
10 Ready to complain if starter’s
not included (4)
11 Confuse playwright in Berlin?
Not half! (8)
12 Illegally obtained pet food?
(3,3)
13 Previous over (4)
15 Envoy’s academic qualification, first from Trinity (8)
18 Indignant, well-informed
elected members (2,2,4)
19 Almost perfect plan (4)
21 Credit is doubled in
emergency (6)
23 Way to secure permit for
gambling game (8)
25 Prima donna very keen to
return (4)
26 One into finance is enthralled by French painter and what he produced (10)
27 Decidedly trendy black suit
(2,6)
28 In centre of Perth, mate there
caught out thief (6)
DOWN
2 Quick taking a short breather
before beginning of event (5)
3 Ashamed to make money
working in sport (9)
4 Rant made by one in
commerce (6)
5 Company calls about poor
lads working in US city (8,7)
6 Horse-drawn carriage, second
phaeton, abandoned (8)
7 Worth millions, flag that’s
turned up (5)
8 Unprincipled person could bring about authentication of a will (9)
14 Disparaging remark when
being taken round island (9)
16 Old poet wrong over colour
(5,4)
17 Page carried on, took it as
read (8)
20 Pressure applied to speak in
golf club (6)
22 Note coming from small
plucked instrument (5)
24 A test in translation may give
one experience (5)