Times Cryptic #26654

2017-02-21

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Across

1a

Criminal made rough arrangement for defence (4,5)

flowerflowerflower
6a

Squeeze puts pressure on silent type (5)

9a

Almost bound to accept platform for belief (7)

10a

Autumn work for army type (7)

11a

It has gears not fully engaged (3)

12a

Set of tasks all industry processed (7,4)

flowerflowerflower
14a

My cold-blooded pet said to be tiny (6)

15a

Difficult to forget the last and worst point about nag (8)

17a

Moving around in dry, unfinished opera (8)

19a

Perhaps I look unwell and spit (6)

22a

'Farewell'it's how they speak in the valleys? (11)

23a

Boat only goes backwards (3)

flowerflowerflower
25a

American native at home on county boundary (7)

27a

Under pressure here, tries not to start to worry (3,4)

28a

Remove plant from container, maybe, in store (5)

29a

Rich clothing around Juliet's intended, nothing new (9)

Down

1d

Covering hospital, I give injections (5)

2d

President Danton, at first in his own house? (7)

3d

One length in longitude out? Bill could be (11)

4d

A lot to carry is commonly dangerous (6)

5d

So gorgeous, come to sudden end (4,4)

6d

Wound workers up (3)

7d

Put to practical use, program wasn't accurate (7)

8d

Beyond nervous, maybe frightened or terrified (4,5)

flowerflowerflower
13d

Dismiss clergyman, losing one church (4,7)

14d

Given encouragement, doctor bound to include extra on bill (9)

16d

Very conical, explosive? (8)

18d

With bread, soak up fish (7)

20d

One playing with current switch (7)

21d

In Russia, Michael has parking accident (6)

24d

Stick no bill up (5)

26d

County missing land got in frenzy (3)