CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Answer, accepting wife’s sudden avoidance manoeuvre (6) 5 Charm of chap appearing on revised A-list (8)

9 Shifty character is keeping very quiet and cheating (5,8) 10 Vogue must carry traditional fashion business (3,5)

11 Last up ordered to admit state due to too much booze (6) 12 Ocean inlet or lake ignored by new leaders (3,3)

14 Drink milk before restaurant employee? One’s thrown out (3,5) 16 Suppress what’s given to baby out of bed (6,2) 19 Only ten of team present for unique occasion! (3-3) 21 Vacant space filled by tour band (6) 23 Suggestion open zones should lose cover (8) 25 Nasty secret led hack to prepare for action (5,3,5) 26 Like actor on stage may be till food is cooked (8) 27 Very much on the contrary (6) DOWN

2 A way to be covered by pay for natural loss (7) 3 Criticise cook (5) 4 Eased off about scheme for promenade (9)

5 Hill workers with temperature, suffering (7)

6 Misses careless broadcast (5) 7 Provoke mimic pinching last of profit (9)

8 Growth that’s essential to phenomenal uprising? (7) 13 Discharge during altercation is light (3,4,2)

15 Stock of food established revolutionary communist (9)

17 Drink dispenser needing a line of sight (7)

18 One who might predict return for listener (7) 20 Financial penalties needing case of subtle flair (7) 22 Register only raised to include voter’s right (5) 24 Implied this article can interest them all at the front (5)