Daily Express Crusader Saturday August 28th 2010

[woodhamgirl]

hi everyone. help needed please on a few:
12a fully occupy blokes not at first obese 7
18a a conservative with a free bitter ??R??
26 mending tatty rugs, i'd once established business carried on at home 7,8
28a a small conservative, wound up, rose ?S??????
7d saying used by teetotaller with ring ??T??
17d tiny piece making page object ???T????

[Mojo-Jo-Jo]

18. Acrid
a conservative (c) with free (rid) bitter

[chelle7272]

18a acrid

[chelle7272]

28a a s c ended

[Mojo-Jo-Jo]

7d. Motto

[Mojo-Jo-Jo]

17d. (p) article

[chriscase]

18a is acrid.
26 is cottage industry.
28a is ascended.
17d is particle
7d is motto.

[chriscase]

12a is engross

[woodhamgirl]

thank you all very much. i did think 28a might be ascended. Should have more faith in myself!!
Hopefully these answers will enable me to complete the rest of what i had left to do....if not i'll be back!!