CRYP TIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 New limo to be given gold front

– special example of this! (10) 6 Old boy may be given it – but not

while still alive! (4)

9 Sixty minutes with one

alluring female (5)

10 Crumbling terrain around Western Australia – does it need this? (9)

12 Rod may go along with

me to the river (7,6)

14 Go right back around rocks to

find amphibian (4,4)

15 Part of county in south-east – it’s not this around north-east! (6)

17 Skin preparation? Simpleton

absorbs it the wrong way (6) 19 Personal appeal of woman who

does and is attached to mum (8) 21 They may need to get the political landscape mapped out afresh (13)

24 A new Conservative in very bad breakaway movement (9) 25 Rubbish food from the butcher? (5)

26 Mark’s violent movement (4) 27 Physicist of principle begins here to be disturbed (10)

DOWN

1 Star taken round hospital, being hurt (4)

2 Pig out getting this food? (7) 3 Women at matches taking a leading role? (5,2,6)

4 Rough sound with one drunk turning up for Mexican food (8)

5 Not up for deceitful action (5) 7 Indicate something risky – zero range of knowledge! (7)

8 Like violent 10, changing terrain to lake? (10)

11 Hit by hostile elements (7-6) 13 Inclined to give a special emphasis (10)

16 Store’s top jumpers? They may be looking for them (8)

18 This Rev. spouting does well (7) 20 Little girl has point to make about a particular pope (7) 22 Indian female managed to keep English in tow repeatedly (5) 23 Request around start of recital for a particular composer (4)