CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

No 17,315

ACROSS

1 Tramp in unsteady fashion

tried to skirt fine river (7) 5 One entering political group

has equal status? (6) 9 Ducking game firstly held

in awful din and fug (7) 10 Royal attendant missing first

sign of this dispatch rider (7) 11 Old Turkish commander

once more not at home (3) 12 Tree growths seen in deep

bends around lake (4,7) 13 Trunk in back of

compartment roughly (5) 14 Insect is tiresome thing just

when touring France (9) 16 Concession by this reformed network has no proper reasoning (9) 17 Roman emperor starts to

triumph in this ugly site (5) 19 Bandits upset Robert beginning to sell random little items (4,3,4) 22 Female pioneer is

revered in part (3) 23 Revolutionary flag not quite genuine in African country (7) 24 Reflection, however, before

introduction to topic (7) 26 Draw small two

masted boat (6) 27 Sociable creature excited

Don and Phil (7)

DOWN

1 Three notes by current worker refusing to obey authority? (7) 2 Alter direction in park

for magical feat? (6,4,5) 3 Fool restricted

African language (3) 4 Trio on and off with information for comedian Seth (5) 5 Change in care, yup,

relating to money (9) 6 Stir increased

about university (5) 7 Intense struggle with society in later fortnight possibly (5,2,8) 8 Charlie getting out of

practice is grouchy (6) 12 Inferior Indian’s first

piece of fried bread (5) 14 Repeat too often small point on poem at front of hall (2,2,5) 15 A host broke solemn

promises (5) 16 Newspaper employee

allowed to lease a room? (6) 18 Line in tokens designed for

equestrian Nick (7) 20 Demonic sort, one

frequently with appeal (5) 21 Farm animal followed by

Edward in Surrey town (5) 25 Lubricant in work

initially ignored (3)