CRYPTIC Crossword
PICTURE CLUES
10ac & 20ac
ACROSS
1 It is the reason I have a French word for it (6) 4 Claustrophobic, kicks away barstool with temporary setback (6)
9 Jack the mystery man gets in with some bad luck (4)
10 Movie time spent in DIY
hotel? Ha!..... (3,7)
11 .....it was the same Roman
place (6)
12 He is a bit of a let down (8)
13 Used to be small coins
to swap (8)
15 A little fellow first and
foremost (3)
16ac & 23dn Time to get the
odds (3,2,3)
17 South Carolina will get to
vindicate nose around (8)
20 Swam like the duck in the
money? (8)
22 Juliet and the Alien go to prison. They had a time out problem (3-3)
24 The square bird was pulled along reportedly and walked funny (6- 4)
25 16ac & 23dn eg (4)
26 Mafiosi stern and
related partly (6)
27 Turn with bearing just
on the surface.... (6)
DOWN
1 .....of the corresponding container ( 7)
2 The first talk show was cut and asked to pay duty (5) 3 Essential substance created by Ivan and Tim ( 7) 5 White pocketed at the table (2-3)
6 A new chair possibly and a wedding gift (9)
7 The drama has finished and it is down to the last teams (4,3)
8 You may find him waiting at the church (6)
14 Unhappy times after the do – like creepers on a wall (9) 16 Puss returns and has spasms – it was all part of the plan ( 7)
17 The team has taken the field but can only be seen from this angle (4-2)
18 Decree – just get extra magistrate, we hear ( 7) 19 Descriptive of a bigger orchestral instrument ( 7) 21 A rubber man? (5)
23 See 16 Across