LONDON TIMES CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across 1 High steward and female keeper of the flame? (6,9) 9 Excusereview of second-rate crossword, perhaps (7) 10 Rogue goes off in spin round rally (7) 11 Offensive, having drunk new or old red wine (4) 12 Direct politician on party political broadcast? (10) 13 Fortunatechap getting seconds in the sack (7) 15 Look at little brother heading to wash sweatband? (7) 17 Largewife enthralled by a deer moving downwind (7) 19 One likely to talk bull when they talk shop? (7) 20 Likelywhere casino-goers might see royal faces (2,3,5) 22 Americanmobile unit (4) 25 Ariel’spossibly one (7)

26 Was Sikh leader involved in Left? (7) 27 Bird,shark and horse that one must avoid (5,5,5) Down 1 Diet eating up energy? Do this instead? (5) 2 Popularnieces upset about Republican leader lying? (9) 3 50% of all sheds last fine with hard roofing (4) 4 Deed man, with revision, changed for the better (7) 5 Supporttaking in jolly relations one found in wood? (7)

6 I left information around man without due diligence (9) 7 A part of the body in operation (5) 8 Excellent place to store stuff out of tot’s reach? (3-6) 13 Voting can lead to Gran supporting old-based sort of party (9) 14 Willdemoting Town end in irate announcement? (9) 16 Dogre-homed initially with my boss and myself? (3,6) 18 Drug-fuelled lawyer with mullet maybe rather heedless (7) 19 Stupid to climb sierra in rainy American region (7) 21 Some after seafarer of few words? (5) 23 Onport,head of logistics gets loaded (5) 24 Plate of hot stuff? (4)