CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. As could be foreseen, price badly affected — and about time (11)

8. The wrong idea is socially acceptable, and it’s goodbye (5)

9. In America a commercial traveller might beat a tattoo (7)

10. He thinks he’s omniscient (4-3)

11. Get the general drift of a singer (5)

12. A dozen score 240 (6)

14. Sound way one cooks a young salmon (6)

18. It will exist to the right of this organ (5)

19. Unrealistically visualise how pure dam might be (5,2)

21. Tell one a secret code if moving around the North (7)

23. Divine influence WG had (5)

24. Intend to use another form if biased towards controversy (11) DOWN

1. Skirt pocket or packet that could hold lunch-starter (7)

2. Interesting incident involving Poe dies out (7)

3. A plant put up in a natural university environment (5)

4. Old Ted could move about and walk a little way (6)

5. Boisterously blow troubles out, nothing less (7)

6. Blossom given over to the sweet potato (3)

7. Mr German beheaded, or is that a mistake? (5)

13. A translation from the Norse six are involved with (7)

15. Pain in back will disappear after album is put out (7)

16. The coach may not stop to put it into words (7)

17. Remain fixed with a herd that turns east (6)

18. Stand-in could almost make it by May 1st (5)

20. One’s avoirdupois, topless, when one over it gets drunk (5)

22. Hazel, say, will butt one with the head (3) SATURDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 1. Supply 4. Barbecue 9. Glints 10. Avionics

12. Patroness 13. Doing 14. Sound as a bell 18. Convolutions

21. Tithe 22. Retaliate 24. Explains 25. Behind 26. Ferrymen

27. Tenner

Down: 1. Signpost 2. Print-out 3. Lotto 5. Advisability 6. Bloodclot 7. Critic 8. Ensign 11. Perseverance 15. Dromedary

16. Donation 17. Ascender 19. Itself 20. Stupor 23. Liege