CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

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Long way, Channel Islands to California – quite ludicrous (8) To be six is upsetting in the event, first and last (5) Smiles in a silly way, in order to impress (7)

Look for something new with former spouse quietly roleswapping (7)

10. A lot of men are unfinished – may get disheartened (4)

12. After call to attention, Edward got shoved onto sideline (7)

14. A sign as represented by ‘X’ in harbour (7)

17. Illicit voyager’s thus to pack away (4)

18. An uprising of an industrial colony? (7)

21. Nice contents in wrong rally, just like the song (7)

22. Slipshod speech makes South long to be in Scotland (5)

23. Uses foul language about half the team’s pullovers (8)

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If it’s up to the South, will call end off re public revenue (6) One will call it to mind about chap who belongs to club (8) Likewise it’s a separate article (4)

Like collections are, to one’s credit (6)

Weight it’s all right to turn around the Rome version (4) A Tourist Trophy finish will make one pay heed (6) Explain the contents of the text and hammer the table (7) Whinge about following cheer-leader when taking a bite (7) Being potent, a Clerihew may show what may be feeling (8) Say nice things quietly and give one a lift (6)

Last of the meat: let it be fat! (6)

Distends source of water in craft (6)

Side gate only half used before noon (4)

What singer may render up in some fair audition-piece (4)

SATURDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 1. Flaccid 5. Incline 9. Eccentric 10. Nobel 11. Fudge

12. Capacious 13. Light-bulb 16. Atlas 17. Based 18. Everybody

20. Dominates 23. Lease 25. Enter 26. Beechwood 27. Screeve

28. Towered

1. Fretful 2. Arced 3. Consented 4. Doric 5. Incapable

6. Cynic 7. Imbroglio 8. Enlists 14. Gasometer 15. Uneatable

16. Any old how 17. Budgets 19. Yielded 21. Nurse 22. Sweet

24. Amour

Down