CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Parrots that are devising a scam about the West (6)

4. Finished the left-overs, and was exhausted (4,2)

9. One on the trail (or trek, taking car out) (7)

10. Swear at Naval rating by habit (5)

11. A green bed for a freebooting sort of trooper (4)

12. A high-flier will do so, to sound angry (4)

13. It is owing to its sounding like moisture (3)

15. Pacific State motorway (4)

16. Light fine particles for the police (4)

19. At which one may dance on a bine (3)

21. One may be knocked out thus by nasal affliction (4)

22. Get more fond of getting up for practice (4)

24. Move one’s time at work (5)

25. Anonymous quantity ‘X’ may stand for (7)

26. Fast quietly observed in being poorly (6)

27. Statistical count uses North Carolina for it (6)

DOWN

1. Transformation into a moth promises to be different (13)

2. Standard work on a pre-’42 car (7)

3. Night-watch left behind by a ship (4)

5. It is rough, our getting involved among the strikebreakers (8) 20/11

6. A Celtic priest who cheated one about Rugby Union (5)

7. Forebodings as to the gift people put in its setting (13)

8. How meditative one may be with the children (5)

14. Conciliated by the Act, plead otherwise (8)

17. Being devoted to Zola, use was made of it (7)

18. Defy the order to have Florida dismissed (5)

20. What it costs, starting the odds at the off (5)

23. Keys into an island (4) YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 1. Birthday 7. Pride 8. Regalia 9. Mortals 10. Ells

12. Stepson 14. Elevens 17. Free 18. Jukebox 21. Trading

22. Irene 23. Stranger

Down: 1. Bargee 2. Regulate 3. Helm 4. Aramis 5. Lima

6. Person 7. Portend 11. Tremble 13. Starling 14. Enjoin

15. Sextet 16. Merger 19. Knew 20. Gala