CRYP TIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 North America’s first exploit precedes a feeling of revulsion ( 6) 5 Begin hostilities after sack is given to writer on love (4,4) 9 Self- restraint needed seeing cheek after altercation during meal? ( 5,5,3) 10 Question on pay as cause of inflation (4- 4) 11 Puts one’s foot down and studies after start of term ( 6) 12 A radio presenter working to

include one neighbour ( 6) 14 A girl, ten, excitedly telling of events ( 8) 16 Pure manoeuvring, to cross street in the morning against the flow ( 8) 19 Independent person elected to expose damage ( 6) 21 Person who rules, for example, in lease ( 6) 23 Beer in tea? (4- 4) 25 Innumerable? About a hundred that cannot be explained ( 13) 26 Players first locked in prison accommodation ( 8) 27 Face slump during struggle ( 6) DOWN 2 Sailor back East drops out to go absent without leave ( 7) 3 Flier’s strain hugging women ( 5) 4 Wealth is a common disease in criminal surroundings ( 9) 5 Theoretically, often heartless treatise ( 2,5) 6 Standing ruined broadcast after end of performance ( 5) 7 Trifle ruined, mine’s gone up in smoke! ( 6,3) 8 Sculptor framing poet oddly gets volunteered ( 5,2) 13 Alert – yet dribbling? ( 2,3,4) 15 Transferable vote limit? It’s a recurring theme! ( 9) 17 Take for granted parking and carry on ( 7) 18 Jumbo pilots moving south

after degree ( 7) 20 Danger at sea – heartily sick

diver should come up ( 7) 22 Suckers for correct marks ( 5) 24 British ramblers regularly finding these in arms ( 5)