The Channel Crossword

“What may come between Joshua and Ruth?” set by Māyā (https://mayaofauckland.com/), each month for Channel. No. 71

Across

1 On Ros escaping thread-cutting Fate (4) 5 Split chaps follow bad chap as decorative pieces (8) 9 Bores rigid? The opposite, like a 23 (5) 10 12 swapping R&D for a TV-based 23 (4) 11 A small charge for Reagan's campaign slogan (8) 12 Perhaps hype loss of aid to peeps (3-5) 13 Puts biscuits in tea - right in, they aren't 9 (6) 14 Journalist's across computers and decrees (6) 15 Agent's bank heard to return goods to their rightful owner (7) 17 Old police strippers (7) 20 Breaks around one, then has another go (6) 22 Article about shock to British rule (3,3) 24 Fawlty meets me approximately at the old church (8) 25 Grand and more spherical windfall (8) 26 Method 5 with key (shift) (4) 27 Game of chance removed the rubbish? (5) 28 Archer's 23 with a bad reputation (8) 29 Ruler has no coat for fiddler (4)

Down

2 True about MP's cheap drug scandal? No, it's a complete fabrication (7-2,6) 3 Offsider without "de" sounds like a mind-reader (7) 4 Ex-pupil fishes at church where out, say (9) 5 Stopper holds in resistance to bender (7) 6 Doctor notes 23 in megazine (5) 7 Ken's ute could be made into tiny carvings (7) 8 See 23 16 Citizens of a mythological 23-ment? (9) 18 Union holds weapon to be very loud? This (as one of a pair) may help (7) 19 Polish uprising in assistant editors' parts of town (7) 21 Tot apportioner, 23 (7) 23/8 Good in part of Israel to fool boxing king caught in Roy Orbison song, to go by appearances (5,1,4,2,3,5)

Solution to last month's crossword

This month's crossword will also be uploaded to the creator’s blog at: channelcrossword.wordpress.com There, Mãyã will kindly attempt to answer any questions or comments that may arise from the crosswords each month.