CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

6 Hardline United Nations committee showing potential (14) 9 He struggles with oars but not

at sea (6) 10 After corruption, bribery

bears liberal fruit (8) 11 Family sends nuts as act of

benevolence (8) 13 Teenagers start to yell and

shout after disturbance (6) 15 Most modern wool producers

divide conservationists (6) 17 More highly ranked one is

unusually rare (6) 19 Aromatic resin found in wood

close to farm (6) 20 Early way of conveying Test

series on radio (8) 22 Start off message about

church key and suchlike (2,6) 24 Prepare herb, a prescribed

amount (6) 26 Harassed agent rang choir to

obtain church music (9,5)

DOWN

1 Poser: what do curious pupils

do? (8,6) 2 Repeat part of speech outdoors (4) 3 A mother in Paris controls

power in current unit (6) 4 Worker left in poem translated

by unknown Europeans (8) 5 Man, for one, is somewhat

misleading (4) 7 Strong men lifted sculpture (6) 8 Strange other things hiding

navy line’s polar display (8,6) 12 First of departmental grants

for rolling upland (5) 14 Controversial Mitford sister’s

accord (5) 16 Correspondence raises U.S.

TV awards tax (8) 18 On 1st of April start changing

beds (6) 21 Formally introduce popular

French nobleman on time (6) 23 Nervous journalist, heartless

guy (4) 25 Hefty piece majority of 19

erected (4)