LAST SUNDAY’S SOLUTION:
ACROSS
Powder line added to IV (5)
A country song has caught on because it’s taking sides (5,4) A linguist’s sure thing? (8,7)
10 Cool designer turned away from talked loudly (9)
11 Porcelain mug partly
level (5)
12 Watch dial boasting
original function (7)
13 A band a singer paid
back is grateful (7) 15 Drink central to every
other pork dish (7) 18 Head to turn out in
support of (4,3)
20 An assortment of taupe
pieces to finish off (3,2) 22 Figure sheep leaving a
fold chase game (9) 24 Ragged hem sort of hot and stylish, to be honest (5,4,3,3)
25 Try again, like backward student getting practice (9) 26 Short tease having a
change of heart (5)
Craze some rate soon wanes (5)
Bad aim snide leader insults (7)
Turf’s fixed with iron bolts (4,3,2)
Conductor caught out had to be beheaded! (7) This couple disliked one (2-3-2)
Spies having to take leaders around a room (5)
Time taken by a Chinese book burning (7)
Great man turning new cutting tool cuts tree (9) 12 Petition given to another
poor tyrant (9)
14 Alkie ordered snifter at
once (4,1,4)
16 City opposing opening of
Orthodox Church (7) 17 Stories restarted end up being about quarterback (7)
18 Small immolations
produced less soot (7) 19 More hair present being
cut (7)
21 Runner going round and
round unfinished city (5) 23 He claims primroses face
a tree (5) 1 4
Baking powder (5) Republic in Central America (5,4) Determiner in grammar (8,7) 10 Composure (9)
11 Bone ___ (5)
12 Abide by (7)
13 Indebted (7)
15 Large plate (7)
18 Go towards (4,3) 20 Consume entirely (3,2) 22 Symbol of a five-pointed
star (9)
24 Speak bluntly (5,4,3,3) 25 Dry run (9)
26 Abrupt (5) 1 Dwindles (5)
2 Affronts (7)
3 Takes off (4,3,2)
4 ___ ray (7)
5 This or that person (2-3-2) 6 Space or room in a roof (5) 7 Prickling (7)
8 2004 Oliver Stone film (9) 12 Subjugating ruler (9) 14 With alacrity (4,1,4)
16 City of ancient Syria (7) 17 Sounds such as
gunshots (7)
18 Negligible (7)
19 Additional (7)
21 Capital of Bihar, India (5) 23 Leaf representing
Canada (5)