CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Filling in between the rounds ( 8) 5 Eggs found in one’s car ( 6) 10 Egg put in a misshapen cactus ( 7) 11 Girl’s band of gold is red in order to divert attention ( 7) 12 Obvious there are not any faults ( 5) 13 Become despondent having three also involved ( 4,5) 14 Leaving earth is quite delightful ( 3,2,4,5) 17 One set and another, say, with diagram used to send messages ( 14) 21 Fifty per cent of a lie ( 4- 5) 23 Cheat gaucho customarily included ( 5) 24 A poor actor among graduates in the

islands ( 7) 25 Old French coin these days with gold from the country ( 7) 26 Try in rugby ( 6) 27 Intellectual found this in France by cracked barrel ( 8)

DOWN

1 Look in such ungainly stooping gait ( 6) 2 Art that’s new in France ( 7) 3 Flood turbulent pool after game ( 5,4) 4 Rachel tests our extraordinary dessert ( 9,5) 6 Tree left on bend ( 5) 7 Area of nothing one might disappear into? ( 4,3) 8 Beach is mainly covered by it ( 4,4) 9 Food that’s said to produce a curiously lasting feline smile? ( 8,6) 15 Question said location of dwelling- place or storeroom ( 9) 16 Ban for Edinburgh footballer, it follows ( 8) 18 Difficult to interpret Penny in Indian city with Charlie ( 7) 19 One whose darts are aimed at the bull ( 7) 20 Starry part of a fast rally ( 6) 22 Territorials’ military language in southern Asia ( 5)