CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Wild horse initially ingests soft fruit (7) 5 SOS from mother at bow of yacht, father likewise (6) 9 A beam protects church with vaulted entrance (7) 10 Deer knocks around, displaying liveliness (7) 11 Crew, or one of its members (3) 12 Pompous and hypocritical about marquee being installed (11) 13 Nut about to break

into enclosure (5) 14 Fellow in male line confused with closest relatives (2,7) 16 Head teacher’s fundamental belief broadcast (9) 17 Member of Forest featuring in local derby (5) 19 A variety of items controlled by turf accountants? (4,3,4) 22 Leader of government

locked in, say, cell (3) 23 Tatty doilies put on

a pedestal (7) 24 Full theatre allowed

early start (7) 26 Fan did dances during

performance (6) 27 Gifted teacher dined

with daughter (7)

DOWN

1 It helps driver travel round Germany and camp regularly (4,3) 2 School chided don about his silly period? (6,9) 3 Hectare with fruit (3) 4 Taxation system catches English person receiving cheque (5) 5 Very clever teacher, not quite 24 (9) 6 Brewer’s agent being introduced to still (5) 7 Welcome school meant to inspire constant learning (15) 8 Franchisees sell up, trapping tenant (6) 12 Latin-American

ignores his alarm (5) 14 Appropriate front of marble lost from old gable (9) 15 Royal wife’s missing Grand Hotel’s resources (5) 16 Suggestion raised for

dividing up gain (6) 18 Engineer agreed to guard whiskey plant (7) 20 Excuse fighter boxing instinctively at the start (5) 21 Rowed about old bill being sent round (5) 25 Compose ‘The

Swan’ (3)

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