Weekend crossword
ACROSS
1 The iris gets to droop (4)
3 Old copper is, having summed up,
ignored (10)
9 Wages brought back, followed by
sound of bullet, and chattering (7) 11 Unruly youth with unpaid bills is
wearisome (7)
12 Endure, then abandon place of final
defence (4,5)
13 One who speaks with passion is a
bishop — about time (5)
14 Painting the sea, perhaps, commander
has scowl (56)
18 Utterly fed up, and awfully shocked at
it (4,2,5)
21 A willow larger than average? That is
right (5)
22 Finale almost completed by singer, a
charmer (9)
24 Adherent of craze, with closed hand
clutching tot (7)
25 Is inclined, within the Church, to purge
(7)
26 Note: members underground should
reduce the glare (10)
27 Is associated with writing theories (4)
DOWN
1 Tainted, run away, getting puffed (35) 2 A very quiet ring, a location that’s
fitting (8)
4 A mass is useful in comforting others
(5)
5 Stay away from Red Lane — a
murderer’s there (36)
6 Terribly rude nude at Rag is a student
(13)
7 Channel is turbulent after start of trip
(6)
8 Broken reed is making wish (6) 10 At home, struggling Red artist is
suffering great hardship (2,4,7)
15 Gold box overlooking artillery band (9) 16 Tirades from sailors about the North (8) 17 Accusations about king’s cavalry
horses (8)
19 Miserable, we’ll eat nothing, having
wretched flu (6)
20 Girl embracing Edward upset the
Crown (6)
23 Hiding place for money, we hear (5)