Crossword 2674

ACROSS

1 Counterfeit (4)

5 Spray, rain or clouds driven by the winds (4) 8 Expatriate (6)

9 Close at hand (6)

10 Of or relating to government revenue (6)

12 Or or relating to the Arctic (6) 14 Fragment (5)

16 Taut (5)

19 A cardboard box for containing goods (6) 21 The first day of May - it honours workers (3,3) 23 Voluntarily leave a job or office (6)

24 A disreputable person (6) 25 Complete Blood Count (3) 26 Slang word for an American (4)

27 Past tense and past participle of flee (4)

DOWN

1 Get rid of (3,3)

2 Bible: two books that recount the history of ancient Judah and Israel (5) 3 Nil (5)

4 Long narrow triangular flag used by ships (7)

6 Unit of weight for precious stones and pearls (5) 7 Solid carbon dioxide (3,3) 11 A mark indicating a place in a text where a word is to be inserted (5)

13 Wily (5) 15 Atonement (7)

17 Move hurriedly with short quick steps (6)

18 Either of two folds of skin that cover the eye when closed (6)

20 Past participle of rise (5) 21 Third month of the year (5) 22 A decorative sticker (5)