CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across 1. Measuring, run out of pictures (6)

4. Seeing Dan skylark in Poland (6)

9. Pray in France for a shout (7) 10. Jim initially gets the boss on a shield for the big animal (5) 11. Work hard to get the Italian (4) 12. He has beer for many (4) 13. Eye witness discovers the tree inside (3)

15. The French get an insuffiently fatty meat (4)

16. Decimal intervals appear in intensive care (4) 19. Bedtime song? (3) 21. Bond’s boss gets angry in the bog (4)

22. Makes a bored indication, loses direction and deviates (4) 24. Corgi rabbit (5)

25. Mr Geller came into snack and feed (7)

26. Cosy place the French snuggle into (6)

27. A stay-at-home with some patent leather mittens (6)

Down

1. Incidental wit created with close sibling (9,4) 2. Workers house (7)

3. The first lady goes north to get her own back (4)

5. Being sad, the Danish leader will throw out the pressman (8)

6. Anywhere but near me acronymically (5)

7. Thank a www.host for having the knowledge (4,5,4)

8. Bird used for support in kiln firing (5)

14. Found Hal at jam at the mausoleum (3,5)

17. Saw Sid at with misgivings in the arena (7)

18. Being a set of three, no place is epicentral (5)

20. Shouts when there is a positive response with two students (5)

23. A nobleman of Kathmandu, Kenyan discovers (4)

Yesterday

Across: 1. Buttered, 5. Bali, 8. One-horse, 10. Sook, 11ac & 18dn. Cry baby,

13. Haste, 14. Ochre, 15. Recite, 17. Unwrap, 19. Iraqi, 20. Sushi, 24. Long,

25. Typecast, 26 & 22ac. Wolf cub, 27. Seasoner.

Down: 1. Brothers-in-law, 2. Trews, 3. Egocentric, 4. Deer, 6. Another, 7. Inkjet printer, 9. Scot, 12. Youngsters, 16. Channel, 21. Stain, 23. Utes.