Guardian Cryptic #27834

2019-05-30

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Across

1a

Boatman's craftthey follow a pattern (7)

5a

Belt and cuff (7)

9a

Upset with neglect of the sick (5)

10a

Acrimony from Van Gogh, famil­iarly taking on authority (9)

11a

Sewer rat messes about on top of sludge (10)

12a

Tuck and run (4)

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14a

He hears bard spinning yarn supplied by him (11)

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18a

He sold material, part of scripts, writing in and changing each (5,6)

21a

19 reflecting the tools of his trade (4)

22a

Reserve falling away finally, natural to be in stitches (10)

25a

Little time to cry about source of light for picture (9)

26a

Faith, by itself, aims for only half its members to be seen (5)

27a

Orchestra's leader getting in tune at start of new film (3,4)

28a

You might score one after international trial (4,3)

Down

1d

Notably Picasso: Pablo's heart is in fashion (6)

2d

Postings on internet article about Republican promotion (6)

3d

Dealer's left distributing the LSD and ecstasy (6,4)

4d

Always after second part (5)

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5d

Scorpion's tail in sorry mess, caught in mug of sweet goo (4,5)

6d

Exclusively fashioned from nylon, but unfinished (4)

7d

Central Birmingham, in short a city initially chap finds a pain (4-4)

8d

Energy absorbed by tenants goes back in (2-6)

13d

Battle over tirade that is the first to shatter bonds (10)

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15d

Told to carry actual train in vessel for last journey (6,3)

16d

What 19s can achieve, if put back in wardrobe (5,3)

17d

Suggest getting close (8)

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19d

Boatman changes heading: he knows how to tack (6)

20d

Boatman to join a navy (6)

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23d

Addiction to gear (5)

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24d

Other people set Tory leader on edge (4)

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