30-MINUTE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

3 and 8Ac. Going to the front, as

the thief on the roof is! (6,3,4)

8. See 3 Across.

9. Not completely how the football fan behaves! (9) 10 and 16Ac. Handy implement

used for bullying (6-5)

11. Delivers a mural decoration, we hear (5)

14. Damp ring encircled by water vapour (5)

15. See 7 Down.

16. See 10 Across.

18. A series about the capital of Norway is transmitted (4)

20. What takes place in the seventies (5)

21 and 26Ac. It's sweet and

sticky! (5-4)

24. It's a bit of a bloomer to give a good man the last word (6)

25. The site I name could show pleasing features (9)

26. See 21 Across.

27. A high-light, as far as explosives are concerned (4-5)

DOWN

1. One who transmuted St. Michael! (9)

2. Gives permission for vetoes (9)

4. In Ottawa you will be removed from home territory (4)

5. The sort of view the shortlisted candidate gets (5)

6. Lends elegance to the Greek goddesses (6)

7 and 15Ac. Retains the

method to be in control (4,4)

9. Take steps to reform nuisances (5)

11. Religious instruction is absorbed by distant holy man (5)

12. One of those confections - we taste 'em for a change (9)

13. Spectator without a seat (9)

17. Extract from "Drake at Sea" will reveal the poet (5)

19. Lathe-worker famous for his artistic work (6)

22. The letter is a source of irritation (5)

23. Send out - and the precise moment to return (4)

24. Dispose of the abode of a brother, one hears (4)