Observer Everyman

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Across 1.

Uncertainly peel off tape that’s sticky ... sweet! (6,5)

9. Got into regressive irrational spiritual teachings for selfaggrandisement (3-4)

10. Not tense at first, prepared notation for The Merchant of Venice (7)

11. Capital city of Alaska ...?’ ‘... Bullwinkle?’ (5)

12. Freshened up ... but king’s malodorous creature (5,3)

14. Cor, that’s some brass! (6,4)

15. Starters of midye, ezme, zacusc? & enginar? (4)

17. Heidegger’s regularly showing irritation (4)

19. Discovered Everyman wearing large amount of make-up (10)

21. Crossword setter in ramshackle hut, down to make something with clues (8)

23. Planet’s environment agreeably receptive to humans ... initially (5)

25. Take a gander at cocktail in East End bar (7)

26. Who’s in charge of bishops? Big ape, perhaps (7)

27. Setter sips a little soup cooked for family members (11)

Down

1. Getting tense over money – bother! (7)

2. Golfer calls this rugby player ‘hairy bit at the front’ (8)

3. Show some of convex polyhedron (4)

4. In style of Bible stories (not about healing mathematician) (4,6)

Last week

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Junior crossword solution

17/4

5. It’s his historic fourth term: submit! (3,2)

6. Coming up in the Spanish-german city, Earl to get more distinguished (7)

7. Time and time again, freak out about time in water spent by King (4,5,4)

8. Perhaps English eke out small amount to be eaten: that’s ironic (6-2-5)

13. Deplorable, the French historian’s work (10)

16. Plastic bag finally forsook for good (best) (8)

18. Creeps travel aimlessly in Golfs every now and then (7)

20. Progress with play, mostly sardonic (7)

22. Practice in America: ‘grey’ oddly seen (5)

24. Those on smartphones in part of church called out (4)