CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Friday’s Puzzle Solved

ACROSS

1 Interrupt study on source of bacteria and eat (5,5) 6 Result of injury that’s almost frightening (4)

9 Singer backed by company offering headgear (7) 10 Places haunted by engineer types? (7)

12 Part of kitchen sapping poet full of love (8,5)

14 The heartless member has spoken of such lords (8)

15 Hot line in forged notes (6) 17 Wages must cover most of crowd in Rome office (6) 19 Disadvantage of drink with team? (8)

21 How to start a childhood romance? (4,4,1,4)

24 Those worried about left and right keep arm in this (7) 25 Tedious working alfresco (7) 26 Free, free at last to travel (4) 27 Evaluation of agreement covering awful mess (10)

DOWN

1 Responsibility for cash in America (4)

2 Act married after misrepresentation of real rank (7)

3 Bounder to seek trial here? (8,5) 4 Decay rampant and in American buildings (8)

5 Garment from India prone to be revealing (5)

7 Cut short story aired in support of dog (7)

8 Dire scenes played out in such homes (10) 11 Confirms advance on stint at sea fighting (13)

13 What man’s partner may be? Protest he must be upset about origin of money (10)

16 Excited, as to come out (8) 18 Cream were first to get drunk (7)

20 Taking some despite miserable list (7) 22 Monsters turn up with

Dr Seuss regularly (5) 23 Worst gamble accommodating son (4)