CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Like some tablets, not all sold

with blue fluid (7) 5 Sailor’s complaint, initially suffering with waves (6) 9 Argue fiercely about doctor,

giving offence (7) 10 Geological formation revealed by harvest (7) 11 Send back some perfume for

bird in Perth (3) 12 When rewritten, stale lyrics

become clear (11) 13 Cream drunk in centre of

Peel (5) 14 Similar writer’s first person at

gallery around 4 (9) 16 Work in lab coat, dealing

with plants (9) 17 Accountant runs out of credit

in African capital (5) 19 Feature of fireplace in Wolf

Hall, for example? (11) 22 I have got limits (3) 23 Old pal in France owns apparatus for folding paper (7) 24 Holding crumpled map,

drive away to Wash (7) 26 Humble college head tours

Middle East (6) 27 Parasitic fish nearly disabled

victim (7)

DOWN

1 They use broadcast to get

some sleep (7) 2 Needing large workforce, like

maternity wards? (6-9) 3 Smell a snake (3) 4 Abrasive soldiers upset army

finally (5) 5 Men avoid angry mothers-in-law in political hearing . . . (4,5) 6 . . . before getting stuck in

jauntily (5) 7 Tobacco native American salesman raised for climber (8,7) 8 Field where Spain’s replacing

Wales (6) 12 Completely cold and poor (5) 14 Start ordering first of

patches with nicotine (9) 15 Gemstone held up by Greta

Garbo (5) 16 A bomb explodes over tall

grass (6) 18 Words of regret from a heartless guy trapping game (7) 20 Delete article in Gaelic (5) 21 Stand for artist when cutting

fish (5) 25 Give weapons to Arab male

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