Otago Daily Times

Cryptic crossword

-

ACROSS

1. It’s not obvious, the way bustle was redesigned (6)

4. Try gold with this cat I’d set about (4,4)

9. It was a different form that’s in store for one (6)

10. Is not afraid to end it: RIP might be written for it (8)

12. Chinese dialect in a scene not to be shifted (9)

13. Waits for a song? On the contrary! (5)

14. He won’t be charged with shooting his subjects (12)

18. It may be a hindrance to printer, in and out like this (12)

21. It’s quite plain one will get over it (5)

22. Errs, under arrangemen­ts made to deliver over (9)

24. Hibernians with the shrine I’m building for them (8)

25. Part of connecting-rod being broken, start disdmantli­ng (3,3) 26. Between you, me and this it’s confidenti­al (8)

27. Pan with incense taken out of broken screen (6)

DOWN

1. The main picture, not necessaril­y in water-colours (8)

2. The cranium might enable Brian to fight in the ring (5-3) 3. Game that has much to offer (5)

5. Company suffering with endless terror of living at same time (12)

6. There’s money in muck, though it’s so inexpensiv­e (4,5) 7. Send abroad pet ox that could be about right (6)

8. Walk a little way? (6)

11. Senseless, far removed from bravery (12)

15. Fact of possessing it may ripen: how’s that? (9)

16. An obliging act ends with sink in disorder (8)

17. Turn and ride around if he’s trespassin­g (8)

19. Performing another’s duty temporaril­y on the stage? (6) 20. Is among the others, so will withstand it (6)

23. He may have been driven out of Essex: I left (5)

 ??  ??

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from New Zealand