Daily crossword

CRYPTIC CLUES Across Down

3 Come to a halt and urgently demand the latest news (4-5) 8 Noted part of the service (4) 9 The others stay with Communist backing (9)

10 Not so far from a hundred and one having suffered defeat! (6)

11 Three points, alternatively a Spanish form of address (5) 14 Fired with high explosive quick to move! (5)

15 Nothing more than a stretch of water (4)

16 To offer medical advice for a special occasion (5)

18 Quality of sound coming back in pure notes (4) 20 A beautiful flower came up

(5)

21 See 5 Down

24 What keeps the joints of lamb warm (6)

25 Not completely in a biased manner (9)

26 Paid to do the catering (4) 27 Takes out of gear? (9) 1 Food obtainable in bars (9) 2 To bring in an industrious worker is of considerable significance (9)

4 In the court I erected a row of

seats (4)

5 & 21Ac Useful for surveying what air passengers eat from! (5-5)

6 Charge the prisoner is held to

(6)

7 Man with prospects? (4) 9 Trees put in a different place

(5)

11 Kitchen utensil is fixed up the

night before (5)

12 Got better - take out

insurance in a rush! (9) 13 Allude to the conclusion by a

number of plebiscites (9) 17 Correspond with a friend

after tea (5)

19 Festival days are set in new

arrangement (6)

22 More than one wire acts as a

conductor! (5)

23 Fine material needed for a

stretch of grass (4)

24 A common complaint, we

hear, for the smoker! (4)

QUICK CLUES Across Down

3 Promptness (9) 8 Leave out (4) 9 Course (9) 10 Accompany (6) 11 Awry (5) 14 Abreast (5) 15 Bring up (4) 16 Fragrance (5) 18 Cot (4)

20 Small shoot (5) 21 Symbol (5) 24 Motive (6) 25 Design (9)

26 Spot of soot (4) 27 Airfield (9) 1 Forbearance (9) 2 Ill-repute (9) 4 Revise (4)

5 Attire (5)

6 Lower (6)

7 Cease (4)

9 Play (5)

11 Decorate (5) 12 Tedious (9) 13 Initiate (9)

17 Wan (5)

19 Spanish dance (6) 22 Come in (5)

23 Leg joint (4)

24 Rove (4)