The Guardian Weekly

The Weekly cryptic

No 28,651

By Imogen

Across

1 Neptune has been leaking? Hope your trip is safe! (8)

5 Bad habits, clinging to old opinions (6)

9 Refuses to play against every international team (3,6)

11 Pack round a US resort (5)

12 Leave me alone, teacher foolishly bids tutor (2,3,7)

15 One working in bed offers nothing for woman to embrace (4)

16 Indulgent secretary leaves hard copy letter (10)

18 Titled lady no one associated with a lord, somehow (5,5)

19 Out loud, not many will be encouraging (4)

21 Run taken from excellent ball by youngster? That’s routine (4,3,5)

24 Asian native suggesting his phone was silent? (5)

25 Limit on height of church is to stimulate new ideas (9)

26 Vital to carry card with name to donate this? (6)

27 O boy! Mink’s fantastic for me (2,2,4)

Down

1 Pet jumps up to grab a stick (4)

2 With spirit lacking, heart lost at the expected time (4)

3 Whiteness of cloud tipped with gold (6)

4 Sealed instruction for some severe brothers (8,5)

6 Stub toes carelessly: most stupid (8)

7 Example of punctuation almost unprecedented in official statement (10)

8 One insect, or another with small mark on, let free (4,6)

10 Process for making rock, a fatal day used up thinking (13)

13 Hawks wine round hospital showing war damage (5,5)

14 Gained hair untidily that’s on the side of the head (7,3)

17 Eccentric dispute in delta region (8)

20 Playwright’s agreed a firm rise (6)

22 King’s imprimatur lends organisation at first a certain weight (4)

23 Like hens, eat a quantity of grain (4)

Diversions

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