The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Cryptic Crossword
ACROSS
1 Like novel style of architecture (6) 5 Asian sound of affinity (4) 9 Notice Mafia leader is an extra (3-2) 10 Picture gold on board (7) 11 One serial exported from Haifa (7) 12 Copper can interrupt (3,2) 13 Old grim smell (5) 15 Sauce! Keeping very soft and sentimental (5) 20 Model, tall, showing bit of leg (5) 22 Glut in French canyon (7) 24 Decline and leave best books (2,2,3) 25 Skinflint’s endless sorrow (5) 26 Bloody riotous orgy (4) 27 Annual – may end prematurely (6)
DOWN
2 Asked for it neat? (7) 3 Entirely depend on joint (5) 4 Flower of the moggy family? (6) 5 Plant the cause of a burning desire? (7) 6 Skilful type taped mistakenly (5) 7 Sri Lankan built a milestone outside (5) 8 Spoils what’s left (5) 14 Sad upper-class husband in diaper! (7) 16 Study South American country with little Sally (7) 17 Put on step (5) 18 Guard southern passageway (6) 19 Left behind fruit stone (5) 21 Opening of main trombone piece (5) 23 Greek character backing morning journal (5)