National Post (National Edition)

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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1 Desires bringing problems for ’Arry (6) 5 Something in a music bar here again — attend! (8) 9 Futile message offering to give everything away? (3,3,7) 10 One of two American brothers, awful whingers (8) 11 Foul kitchen — cook finally dismissed from particular community (6) 12 Some ‘daddy’, nasty sort of ruler (6) 14 Officer in twilled fabric meeting social worker (8) 16 Revolution­ary embraced by fools and jerks (8) 19 Hazel has this funny act in front of relations (6) 21 One in tent wants hot, not cold, food box (6) 23 Restrictiv­e practice in business? I stop men working (8) 25 Awkward brute is interrupti­ng office task, a delaying tactic (13) 26 Troubles after President initially talks foolishly (8) 27 Handle last bit of wordy agreement (6)

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2 Artist coming to church in attempt to establish window pattern? (7) 3 Port’s making frameworks for vessels (5) 4 Street work — look at something taking time (9) 5 Their skins pose risks? Crazy! (7) 6 Attractive person quietly leaving knockout match (5) 7 Second set correct? Wrong set for most intelligen­t (9) 8 Member of tribe has point of view not English — Scotsman? (7) 13 Navigator in car leading smug group (9) 15 Nicer pet I trained to be award-winner? (9) 17 Punishment? Explain the thing that caused it (4,3) 18 Employment in wicked activities? Such may give one a headache (7) 20 Sixth sense within one of the other five? (7) 22 Nonconform­ist and bishop in dance (5) 24 Fabric, not quite enough for small room (5)

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