CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Existence of tin, yet to be got out of it (6)

4. Small stones for burial place at foot of hill (6)

9. Arousing charged feelings if it’s me I vote for (7)

10. Brief period of complete freedom for cast (5)

11. Pipe bath starts eroding (4)

12. We have an entry that will be on the decrease (4)

13. Deep personal reaction by which to extract what’s essential (3)

15. Diplomat loses nothing but his chagrin at others’ fortune (4)

16. Get together into the main body (4)

19. Decline to put the fuel back (3)

21. Entranced at being given part like this (4)

22. Molten material going from Los Angeles to Virginia (4)

24. A moulding of little volume going in circles (5)

25. Phone, and be granted a lock of hair (7)

26. The mouth risks distortion round end of grimace (6)

27. Five tyres set out in room attached to church (6)

DOWN

1. With which one starts to get the charge (8,5)

2. It may bother one to undo our belt (7)

3. Don’t stop to consider how skinny it is (4)

5. Soldier with gun found if lame perhaps in the Navy (8)

6. In competition with New York, give endless variety (5)

7. Sort of troops who fly in thing tar turns to (5,8)

8. Having gone wild as part of safer alternative (5)

14. Unceasingly get over mere adjustment (8)

17. Red wound-mark allowed to show (7)

18. Do without a duplicate kept for emergencies (5)

20. Marginal note gives it a polished look (5)

23. Former NCO turned to first ensign (4)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 1. Dumpling 7. Royal 8. Fortune 9. Deflect 10. Nark

12. Drifted 14. Sheriff 17. Bear 18. Portion 21. Diluted 22. Level

23. Pretence

Down: 1. Define 2. Margrave 3. Lout 4. Needed 5. Tyke 6. Plated

7. Ruffian 11. Trivial 13. Threaten 14. Supply 15. Fender

16. Grudge 19. Rove 20. Plot