crossword

A prize of £15 in book tokens will be awarded for the first correct solution opened. Solutions must reach Crossword No 4486, Country Life, Pinehurst II, Pinehurst Road, Farnborough Business Park, Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 7BF, by

Tuesday, July 11. UK entrants only.

ACROSS 8 deliver a speech primarily outlining charge (5) 9 entering quad, obtain eastern

vegetable (9) 10 Plant a mutt ruins, mismanaging

it (10) 11 young creature in Cornish river (4) 12 exceptionally wide, for example?

(5) 13 Like some bread, or the entire

breakfast, say? (9) 14 Pudding ingredient Saul eats

regularly (4) 16 Guide a woman found in an

ancient city (5) 17 Indecent matter southern corporation rejected? (4) 21 one defending a game is in

good time (9) 23 Priest loses head, setting fire

to things (5) 24 What eagles do, sound cross! (4) 25 Indecisive loiterers scattered

around university (10) 26 Important island railway

worker (9) 27 Praise former partner with ring,

say (5)

down 1 Innumerable letters originally

left out for noblewoman (8) 2 Source of music possibly

placed in class (8) 3 Reading giving endless pleasure,

perhaps (7) 4 Be like most others—a Poohstick would (2,4, 3, 6) 5 Malcontent finally venting anger

about US gang fight (8) 6 Cosmetics traveller overwhelmed

by noxious vapours (8) 7 old Scottish engineer set up

a Canadian city (6) 15 easy-going english crowd upset

over tirade (8) 16 Gangling peacekeepers cheerfully touring north (8) 18 Second S American capital

housing small insect (8) 19 Affectionately offer pounds to

youth leader? (8) 20 Titled person’s circle in

Greater London borough (7) 22 Senior academic used

computer studies for gain (6)