Paper.. The BIG Saturday Crossword

Cryptic clues

Across

3. Snowdrop? (9) 8. Drink to physical

education (4) 9. Every second? (9) 10. Withdraw the Royal Engineers and surrender (6) 11. Wine for myself and

the medical man (5) 14. Picture of game I

organised (5) 15. Cabbage from a lake,

perhaps (4) 16. Sew together quickly

and hoist (3,2) 18. Strong wind breaking

a leg (4) 20. Hostelry visited by the Queen, next to ‘The Bull’? (5) 21. Always a youthleader

each (5) 24. Gun pilots take out

(6) 25. Argued and stole the

edition (4,5) 26. Covers up a pimple

(4) 27. Having many gifts from relatives, perhaps (9)

Down

1. Throws a rodent back

in for the birds (9) 2. Sight of unusual

places, etc. (9) 4. Rodent in love,

perhaps (4) 5. A lord in Belgium? (5) 6. Polar bear from a North American corner (6) 7. Thus rebuilding

shacks (4) 9. Calculating creature?

(5) 11. Girl with a married

man (5) 12. Plant in motor country

(9) 13. Cruel, not having a

certain suit (9) 17. Fairy finding nine or eleven in the pastry (5) 19. Elicits that Eve’s OK,

perhaps (6) 22. Possibly tries to take

an exam again (5) 23. Got up like a girl (4) 24. Sounds like a gem of

a stitch (4)

Down

1. Accuser (9) 2. Cleansing (9) 4. Raised (4) 5. Beneath (5) 6. Peril (6) 7. Trial (4) 9. Pry (5) 11. Turf (5) 12. Disorderly (9) 13. Fatigue (9) 17. Sweeten (5) 19. Uproar (6) 22. Split (5) 23. Impolite (4) 24. Experience (4)