The Guardian Weekly

The Weekly cryptic

No 28,604

By Imogen

Across

9 Some potato? A lot ordered with a snack in

the tube (9)

10 Theatre is nothing to heartless devil (5)

11 International computer system’s not hard, in

my opinion (5)

12 Spooner and Imogen agree where Doll

Tearsheet worked (5,4)

13 Mac to use moisturiser (7)

14 All our letters after B: A goes, for a start (7) 17 Female, inwardly modest, showing a bit of

leg (5)

19 Go just over five days? (3)

20 Whiskey wanted back that is in inaccessible

place (5)

21 It was used for building the holy city?

Wrong (7)

22 Writing on page about excuse (7)

24 I rouse fools with cunning, no joking (9)

26 All the Spanish make commotions (2-3)

28 Miss a film that wins Oscar (5)

29 People carrier’s small opening to reverse in a

narrow street (9)

Down

1 National leader veers off racecourse (4)

2 Remarkable Belgians performing, not live (6) 3 Abroad, a thousand separately enter coast, a

part of peninsula (5,5)

4 Vehicle engine cover half made of such

steel? (6)

5 Gall as old Greek character almost drowned in

beer (3,5)

6 Green shade clothing brothers (4)

7 Period of which the present day is near the

end (8)

8 Woman’s rotten idea scaled down (4) 13 Cunning creature tucks head down a minute:

it brings relief (5)

15 See the end of Harry Potter prepared for

printing plate (10)

16 Interrupting wind energy for resident

temporarily (5)

18 About to tuck into brownish-red biscuit (8) 19 New moon was spotted eventually by outdoor

worker (8)

22 They may subsidise part of service, but only

with one rupee (6)

23 In affection, bind daughter in embrace, finally

close (6)

24 Swimmer to show off briefly (4)

25 Miscellaneous stuff ends with these (4)

27 Origin of privileged performer (4)

Diversions

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