Paper.. The BIG Saturday Crossword

Cryptic clues

Across

3. I am to intercede

without delay (9) 8. Evidence of sorrow

from rip? (4) 9. Make groupings of pupils in one year? (4,5) 10. Door-to-door salesman has right to plead unfortunately (6) 11. Horse set out with

newspaper man (5) 14. We do it to a point in

discussion (5) 15. Valley offering some solitude near the sea (4) 16. Given the sharp end of a waspish tongue? (5) 18. Notices in Portuguese

especially (4) 20. Drinks for one’s own

circle (5) 21. Sedate street needing

help (5) 24. Hurry when holds half

a score (6) 25. It’s easy not backing

a fool (9) 26. Raised ornament for

the manager (4) 27. Not know what to do to overcome a deficit? (2,2,1,4)

Down

1. Prevent printing of the very latest news? (4,5) 2. Bad luck getting difficult school imposition? (4,5) 4. Heath to tie up the

boat (4) 5. Insect is among them, metaphorically speaking (5) 6. One stupid drone did

a washday chore (6) 7. Picking up pears, for example, lost one in the grass (4) 9. Cost of travelling to

distant points (5) 11. Wholesome noise (5) 12. Inference made of

amount taken off (9) 13. Desires an exceptional state of being prepared (9) 17. 11 down from the

organ (5) 19. Give over! To spit is

wrong! (4,2) 22. One transaction that

is perfect (5) 23. Glue in bulk, perhaps

(4) 24. Little jumps in the

brewery? (4)

Down

1. Blasphemy (9) 2. Wise (9) 4. Tumult (4) 5. Steam bath (5) 6. Antiseptic (6) 7. Oaf (4) 9. Nerve (5) 11. Meadow (5) 12. Assign (9) 13. Long vehicle (9) 17. Object (5) 19. Audacious (6) 22. Correct (5) 23. Clay (4) 24. Hooter (4)