CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Scene Ron shifted to make it visible to the audience (2-6) 5 Tool used by flood survivor by the sea in France! (6) 10 Essayist from said Cumbrian place (7) 11 Noteworthy nine met eccentric (7) 12 Mum puts pointed instrument by loose cover (5) 13 Tony and Olive travelled from village in Somerset (9) 14 Insignificant swindler? (5-4,5) 17 One sharing secrets with the beast having exceptional understanding of it (5,9) 21 Fast-growing conifer ideally in disguise (9) 23 Spicy dish in shop I laughed at (5) 24 Pair shortly taking beef I’m taking round next month (7) 25 No model, record or advertisement in the paper (4-3) 26 Edward and I give word of hesitation out of boredom (6) 27 Jade can’t come from next door (8)

DOWN

1 Over with price of overhead expenses (6) 2 Samuel went round right half of castle during the satire (7) 3 Colour of princely blood? (5,4) 4 Foe wanting to come in presumably is an increasing threat (5,2,3,4) 6 In general I, Bill, had an excuse (5) 7 Master, master upset ring (7) 8 Traitor’s a creeper (3,5) 9 Moodiness medic suffered when it had been taken out of operation (14) 15 Egyptian needlewoman (9) 16 Kilt chap removed at quarry (8) 18 Army Don mobilised for another man (7) 19 Orbital path (7) 20 I’d come up in boat for learned person (6) 22 Farewell notice that is universal (5)