Across
1 Perhaps setter’s quick to take rest – making a mess (4,9)
10 Innate presence within, at all times (5)
11 Survive on spin in pitch – it’s a play thing (5,4)
12 Drive out in the end with a story teller (4,5)
13 Remains to enjoy as Charlie becomes quiet (5)
14 Advocate finds another lost copy outside (7)
16 Half the school got zero wrongly for light musical composition (7)
18 Artist’s friend protecting terrorists (7)
20 Gathers for service in the main on return (7)
22 Captures Spartacus was somewhat taken back (5)
24 Measure of corporate expansion? (9)
26 Bag of rice provided in offering (9)
27 Additional entry in the next race (5)
28 Fat shape – poised to come in for debate (7,6) Down 2 No uprising – a riot organised in a province (7)
3 Drools over sales current tax included (9)
4 Estimated that communist party regularly is involved (5)
5 Part of Spain – a land spread America shows interest in (9)
6 Once you went in for getting entry (5)
7 Not even scarry, eating grass is excellent (7)
8 How to make a domesticated animal to become docile, as a man made it (13)
9 Change route misplace gold, perhaps (8,5)
15 With the weeds lies wild flower (9)
17 Cruel when savage becomes sage (9)
19 Leading tap dancer unexpectedly fell into a stupor (7)
21 Oriental massage somehow it has upset America (7)
23 Cut corners and hop over central Denmark (5)
25 Takes Sunday off Putin sleeping (5)
Published – October 30, 2025 03:27 pm IST
