CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Sailor got posted, but not there (6)

4 Notice blemish (4)

7 Gap sounds complete (4) 8 Complain about surge of love within (6)

9 It’s a new drink (4)

10 Groped around for fastening (4)

12 Finished six deliveries (4) 14 Definitely an article (3) 16 Prohibit British article (3) 17 Everything unknown to friend (4)

20 Auction ales off (4)

23 The picture contains a story (4) 24 Look around – dang, the Queen! (6)

25 Avid sort of performer (4) 26 Action that works both ways (4)

27 New developments from city trial (6)

DOWN

1 Fish in the corner (5)

2 Reveal second method (4) 3 Three moved yonder (5)

4 Pals out on strike (4)

5 A steep change in old money (6)

6 Fastening in wet conditions (5) 11 Spoken of morality (4) 13 Revealing about meat (4) 15 Fashionable team gets locked up (6)

16 Bishop to loan mixture (5)

18 The French girl is permissible (5)

19 Rifts develop initially (5)

21 Sharp as a group of detectives (4)

22 Border of hedges (4)