Crossword 2987

ACROSS

1 Bring up the _ (4 ) 7 Short for limousine (4) 8 Taking every one into account; in all (6) 10 Morass; quagmire (3) 11 Contemplate (7) 14 Plaintive poem mourning the dead (5) 16 Decisive moment in a dramatic work (6) 18 Deviate (6) 19 Progeny (5) 21 Fast, long-range warship less heavily armed than a battleship (7) 24 Allow (30 25 Moving to the quarter towards which the wind blows (7) 26 Transmitted as it is performed, not recorded (4) 27 Freedom from worry (4)

DOWN

1 Amount of money exacted as a penalty (4) 2 Official list or register (4) 3 Rave; tirade (4) 4 Plural of alveolus (7) 5 Agents or brokers between people in a transaction or dealing (2-8) 6 Nervous (4) 9 Piece of timber (3) 11 Arrive at (5 ) 12 Delaying tactics during a in debate in parliament (10) 13 Cajole (4) 15 Give audible expression to (5) 17 Arms depot (7) 18 Hard or obstinate (4) 19 Woes (4) 20 Behold (3) 21 Principle (4) 22 Small island (4) 23 The green-eyed monster (4)