LAST SATURDAY’S CRYPTIC ANSWERS

ACROSS

9 OPUS DEI (anag.), 10 ON A TRIP ( proteinbars–Serb anag.), 11 TITAN ( tighten hom.), 12 NIGH + T(G)OWN, 13 FIR + ST(R)ATE, 15 (N)OOPS Y(m), 17 RO(AD MA)P ( Adam anag., pro anag.), 19 M(ISLE)AD, 20 NITRO ( or+T+in rev.), 21 LOSE SLEEP (letter bank), 24 PA(PER O)VER ( rope anag.), 26 C(RED)O, 27 S + CORNER, 28 L + E(N)S CAP(e)

DOWN

1 S(O)RT OF ( frost anag.), 2 B(UTTER + T)ART, 3 E + DEN, 4 VI + ENNA ( Anne rev.), 5 LON(G T)ER + M, 6 CAR(T HOR’S)ES, 7 B + RIO, 8 (p)OPE + N-EYED ( needy anag.), 14 TAMBOURINE (anag.), 16 P + REFERENCE, 17 RUN(S PAS)T, 18 PAL + AVERS, 22 SUR(E)LY, 23 PROM + PT, 25 PROW (hidden), 26 CENT ( sent hom.)