Sunday Times Crossword 4808

Across

1 Does polish make such goods better? (4-6) 6 Representative attends flower ceremony (4) 9 Served senior politician and top journalist (10) 10 Something seen in crane’s tree? (4)

12 Refuse a stretcher (6) 13 You start to deliver piercing smell of toilet cleaner in this pungent liquid (8) 15 Startling sea lions at aft of ocean wreck (11)

18 US agents kidnap Egyptian as part of gross contract (11) 21 Judge gets a lift when carrying pages (8) 22 What we’re talking about is a lawyer holding information (6)

24 I love old Italian school book (4) 25 Trueman not playing in matches (10)

26 Piece of wheat needed initially to make bread (4) 27 Coe backed narrator without initially spotting Rowling? (10)

Down

1 Demonstration somewhere in Greater Manchester includes local politician (6) 2 Flashy gold kind of string around bronze back (6) 3 Relatives get nun at home to cut salad (7-2-3)

4 I live with cross mountain dweller (4)

5 Like an ale lacking head? — Composition containing hint of malt to make it smoother (5,5) 7 Honour Princess Hospital department? — It’s welltrained (8)

8 Bank ring head of Yorkshire corporation (8) 11 Cooked up strange diet including one crumble (12) 14 Highlight usual placement of conductor’s stand (10) 16 Shell makes vehicle fast (8) 17 Bit upset and cross about magician’s exit (4,4) 19 A foreign coin from long ago? Incredible! (6) 20 Mum entertains son’s teacher (6)

23 Wear away part of guitar (4)