THE BS CROSSWORD #3307

ACROSS:

1 One may be put in a position to

cause a disturbance later (4-4) 5 One in Paris provided some of

the diamonds making one (6) 10 Dim-sighted King in bed (7) 11 Moira prepared to accept soldier’s backing in folding paper (7)

12 There is a little more, even for

the old magistrate (5)

13 Former African island, island

with a short name (9)

14 Early praise for growth (7-5) 18Loving and giving issue to

Robinson’s servant ? (7,5) 21 Famous birthplace on a river in

North London (9) 23Food-poisoning bacteria came from green lake, I concluded (1-4)

24 Does not move around but

loves a lot ? (5,2)

25 Music has the grip of a bubble

in a pipe (3-4)

26 Regretting that another gun was produced with misguided ire (6)

27 And I go off to get the paper,

thoroughly abstracted (2,1,5)

DOWN:

1 Try heartlessly to kill by fire in place of execution (6)

2 Less assertive, I see a mouse in

half of merger (6)

3 Cable Nora to move around in

Spain (9) 4 Went one better and drew

perfect circles (4,5,5) 6 Rumour from informer first

person’s been arrested? (5) 7 Means of putting on pressure to get accommodation at the golf club (8)

8 Fire-escapes may need to

swept (8)

9 Run away, as failures might?

(2,4,3,5)

15 Returned. Dog (or Ned) left

inside the plant (9)

16 Love differs remarkably with

this partner (8)

17 Riled tiger ate bird (8)

19 Book about business is on the

way (2,4)

20 Racket can reportedly appear

to be genuine (6)

22 Tony’s knocked out by

infamous world champion (5) 23 Bird, cut up and smoked (4)