Crptic Crossword

ACROSS

3. Impose a ban on

professional writer (9)

8 & 26 Ac. I peered askance round the top of the piccolo to find the resonator (4,4)

9. One who goes to the law – because of obvious disagreement? (9)

10. It’s fortified for a man on

the board (6)

11. Unusual care needed about the top of the deodar (5)

14. Material required to cover the inside of the garment before noon (5)

15. Direct one who has the

star part (4)

16. Buds that are sensitive to

the consumer (5)

18. Show an inclination to be

a nurse (4)

20. Trainee driver in hazardous ride is not so active (5)

21. Stupid types who go

around in gaggles (5) 24. Untidy heaps in

canteens (6)

25. Chop up saucy food and behave grotesquely (3,1,5)

26. See 8 Across

27. Needs a pal for a walk by

the sea (9)

DOWN

1. Pieces of jewellery

allowed in pairs (9) 2. Being logical, as one could be in a telephone call (9)

4. Control a learner in the

French way (4)

5. Group of pieces

sounding melodious (5) 6. Ceremonial trial arranged about the middle of January (6)

7. The bare appearance of

an enthusiast (4)

9. Police trap set in

position (5)

11. A sect affected by class

distinction (5)

12. It is clear it could be true

to life (9)

13. Speeches written on

envelopes (9)

17. Sounds like a Cretan mount from which one can get down (5)

19. What those who study

the minutiae go into (6) 22. This could well ruin the

satin (5)

23. Tips used by potters (4) 24. The first person with short commercial for alcoholic drink (4)