GUARDIAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO. 27,534

ACROSS

1 Desperately wanting a 25% reduction in schoolwork (6) 4 Moon an afterthought, Tramp admitted (6) 9 Rewards of little value to the consumer (10,5) 10 Orange ladies include

her (6) 11 Constantly reproducing, much like anti-abortionists, I see (8) 12 What those in

authority earn? (3,5) 14 See 13 15 Pop’s rejected about 500 — these people are pathetic (6) 18 No wild enthusiasm amongst sailors for Vlad? (8) 21 Maintained an agent

to guard stable (8) 22 Doctor has row about

building material (6) 24 Fruit spread off your trolley? Question remains (9,6) 25,26 Kissing isn’t silent?

No worries (6,6)

DOWN

1 American not in play at the Globe (Merchant of Venice) (7) 2 See 13 3 Falls over a painter — get up! (7) 5 Spend time together in Chinese — stomach’s empty (4.3) 6 Refuse to accommodate one woman over style not normally seen in public (9) 7 Particular place is

affected (7) 8 That chap’s very quiet round caged beasts (6) 13,2,14 Animals bred, in short, to run in sporting event (9,5,6) 16 Cheers about Queen’s error — that’s wrong (2,5) 17 Weird when retiring perfectly fit fighters (7) 18 Sporting legend about

to get beat (3,3) 19 Artist’s model turned up in same shot (7) 20 Don’t they like to see

people getting on? (7) 23 Keen runner has easy

run (5)