CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Make an issue in a lithe way (6)

4. Earl Grey may be in such a minor storm centre (6)

9. Feeling for the Orient comes with movement (7)

10. There may be about one acre of heather (5)

11. Kitty is in a game involving potting (4)

12. Showed one’s contempt at a large drop of water (4)

13. Ovine creature discovered in Brewer (3)

15. Accepted that the graft succeeded (4)

16. What muezzin chants shows something of an element (4)

19. Wasn’t happy when South Africa started democracy (3)

21. Hand-out for the old and confused at end of queue (4)

22. As soon as unit is fitted around cooker-top (4)

24. Hunter of gold takes one on (5)

25. I beam out final character twice, running in Africa (7)

26. Join the forces for the silent revolution (6)

27. Uncle isn’t finished: go back and remove obstruction (6) DOWN

1. Aid to progress giving one something underfoot when midstream (8-5)

2. Head of college assembles troops around five (7)

3. Beastly, to lie here, liar being put out (4)

5. Vote in the endlessly wealthy in a galvanic way (8)

6. Sound of bell, church one (some being halved) (5)

7. Propitiatory gift sounds like bit one is bidding for (5-8)

8. Tailors’ bargains (5)

14. Goes along with being swindled, being among convicts (8)

17. State that surrounds 22 won’t show it (7)

18. Fit windows at end of building, then take it easy (5)

20. It may be a bore, marching up and down (5)

23. ‘Ladies only’ sign? (4)