CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 One or two in the cricket team? (6) 5 Birds going around quarry where flying must be controlled (8) 9 Like a drug that’s intricate a lab developed (13) 10 Instrument fellow going to party left at home (8) 11 Particular ending comes after editor’s made reversal (6) 12 Stars saving time get small car (6) 14 Spooner’s to identify tragic female indicating lack of spirit (8) 16 Argues as one opposing nurses (8) 19 Belittle some tales — ‘sentimental’ (6)
21 A daughter getting on is one who looks good (6) 23 Tried again after faulty start, being shy (8) 25 Dinosaurs creating difficulty for top careerists (13) 26 Intricate patterns in one part of church (8) 27 Monarch to rave, going off course (6)
DOWN
2 Calm down situation after invasion of revolutionary army (7) 3 Anything but an old-fashioned rocker, it’s observed (5) 4 Bishop in wobble with hero in defiance (9) 5 Repeatedly take care of teachers’ organisation, one taking a hit? (7) 6 Conservative sitting on grass making dogmatic statement (5) 7 Sniping at terrible pieces of art (9)
8 Heavy drinker in street turning up to see films (7) 13 Aim to be under shelter, the first thing after upset (9) 15 Learners caught in fine rain with one load hard to bear (9) 17 Senior citizen courageous, but no leader, endlessly severe (7) 18 Employee in group outside front of restaurant with vehicle (7) 20 English sermon troubled American writer (7) 22 Woman starts to decorate expensive material (5)
24 Feature of stairs concerning gentleman ascending (5)