| CRYPTIC NO. 69 |
| ACROSS 1 Endure Los Angeles road. (4) 3 Why break U.S. involvement with town near Ottawa? (10) 9 Impressionist encountered around Ontario. (5) 11 Carried on shredding herb. (9) 12 Doctor remands abuser without shame. (13) 14 Edit tiny mistake by character. (8) 15 Managed to have function for gas. (5) 18 Consumed by Canadian retail giant, I hear. (5) 20 Interest in math class by university educator, at first. (8) 23 Freedoms just another word for poetics in a man? (13) 25 He was with organizer of cover-up. (9) 26 Seventies music is held by 500 company. (5) 27 Ontario university's getting bank machine by error in procedures. (9) 28 American editor is employed. (4) |
| DOWN 1 Luxury cars left me with unending drabness. (10) 2 Most genuine following relaxation. (9) 4 A box holding copper, to be exact. (8) 5 Islamic book grips East Asian country's resident. (6) 6 More meagre fights over hospital room. (7) 7 University near North Dakota I had opened. (5) 8 You are mentioning days gone by. (4) 10 It upped wager with Asian country. (5) 13 Partly found E.R.s too disorganized to be comprehended. (10) 16 Tailless monster restrained by quantities of medication from animal shelters. (9) 17 Initially, stalker sleeps with stolen photograph. (8) 19 Closest are in bird house. (7) 21 Loved one going up to get first test graded. (5) 22 Notes nothing on Connecticut avenue. (6) 23 Superior put up roofing material on front entrance. (5) 24 Strike in street surrounding Washington. (4) |