COMPILED BY R. GREGORY
ACROSS
1&4. Plant a border as an alternative (6,5)
4. See 1a
8. Author maybe runs in two directions (5)
9. It's fishy and cooked in spice (7)
10. Boris would have once chosen this pudding? (7)
11. Called back to snarl (4)
12. Reported discharge from cyst (3)
14. Attached from all sides (4)
15. Yell - "obesity hides dangly part"(4)
18. Wellbeing of cockney with big ears (3)
21. Fixed at a rate of knots (4)
23. Rock singer (7)
25. Greed for cooked caviare (7)
26. I complain about her (5)
27. Woman raised in oriental island (5)
28. Remained sober apparently (6)
DOWN
1&17. A stroll in the park in a part of Dundee? (1,5,2,4)
2. Right in sight, not very funny (7)
3&24. Three refusals heard from Einstein possibly means an emergency (4,4,4)
4&13. Brainless act breaking wind maybe (4,8)
5. A very good article about fliers (5)
6. Uneventful day at back yard (6)
7. Brushes footwear (5)
13. See 4d
16. Gallery has large study in alcove (7)
17. See 1d
19. Flying boats? (5)
20. Bound to get good show of sympathy (6)
22. Scraps mostly few and far between (5)
24. See 3
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