CRUSADER PRIZE CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Make a delivery of some crockery (4) 3 Doctor opposed to ruler at the start (10) 9 In France, you double the skirt (4) 10 Performed rude farces and came back up (10) 11 Romans as depicted by trendy rowing ability (11) 15 I am acquiring a voice that’s expressionless (9) 17 Misconception of stray gold (5) 18 Point duet out as a piece of music (5) 19 State of affairs in job (9) 20 Vocal supporter to encourage editorial (11) 24 Protestant has a ban overturned - past it, sadly (10) 25 British king acquires a university generating capital (4) 26 Chap finds grants do become wilful (10) 27 Terribly keen to show a bit of leg (4)
DOWN
1 Musical city started a biscuit (4,6) 2 Weather feature dilutes petulant expression (10) 4 Drunk once, having a lot of water (5) 5 Bearing is new - we shut drunkard out (5-4) 6 Look to time after sentence that’s hereditary (4,7) 7 Playful building (4) 8 Tradesman’s first DIY - surprisingly smart (4) 12 Turned scarlet a great deal about expert tuition (11) 13 Emigration from British weather finds Germany the same (5,5) 14 Baggage about to take unacceptable main line (5,5) 16 Policeman at home crept so awkwardly (9) 21 Rinse out a synthetic polymer (5) 22 Small Welsh composer (4) 23 The French find Virginia hot stuff (4)
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