C R Y P T I C C R O S S WOR D
ACROSS
1 Agree to fix being very thin (10) 6 Nail poet that’s twisted inside
(4) 9 Rock singer learning to join
blooming band (7) 10 Seam put in Her Majesty’s furs
(7) 12 Trump’s game upset insurgent concealing mean person exposing wrongdoing (7-6) 14 Something unusual, ‘I tarry’,
needs rewriting (6) 15 Appear less civilised in puzzle (8) 17 Do away with corrupt cruel
woman (3-5) 19 Six-footer belonging to religious
faction (6) 22 Prepare a lithe model for
Victorian artist (3-10) 24 Someone lagging in race for
promotion (7) 25 Empire sacked queen as head of
government (7) 26 Hearties regularly are unable to
stand (4) 27 French short story with surprise ending entering competition (10)
DOWN
1 Mass with everyone in shopping complex (4) 2 Old gardener has hour in tall
building (7) 3 Source of money and wealth
hellion dissipated (4,2,3,4) 4 Needing refreshment when sun comes out, making a couple of points over love? (6) 5 Party in playground having to turn up smarter (8) 7 Sheep gets to tear around
refreshed (7) 8 Group of soldiers abandon traitors (6,4) 11 Very rich woman crashed airline’s limos (13) 13 Bad-tempered person in vote plot (10) 16 Previously popular leading man’s touring time (8) 18 Debonair, making a gentle change (7) 20 Old professors deserve interrupting that is on the rise (7) 21 Tyrant installing son in base (6) 23 Dress up showing swagger (4)