CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Suffer unrequited love, but may shed some light on it (4,1,5,3) 10 Get behind one newspaper with little hesitation (5) 11 One clears it up to be practical (9) 12 Anticipate worker will be on tenterhooks (9) 13 He makes a real effort to get to an ancient German city (5) 14 Has no time for French resort. That’s rather unpleasant (3,4) 16 Give credit to one in action, although being censured (7) 18 Ancient Greek satyr abandoned American church, on the quiet (7) 20 Look up to relation, in particular (7) 21 Commits to memory. It doesn’t take long , but deserves to (5) 23 Take to the stage, to make a contribution (4,1,4) 25 Live in a tent, designed to freshen up (9) 26 Last-ditch battle, in general; a moment in history (5) 27 Delivery mechanism for ammunition to order (7,6)

DOWN 2 Is in the lead when working to first principles (2,3) 3 Inclination, on track, to give instruction to management (9) 4 Houses built in such a way as to create a row (7) 5 Having cared about empty theatre, bounced back (7) 6 One in a Congregation may get a lift (5) 7 Skate over the rink in a thaw, although it can be quite dangerous (2,4,3) 8 Say farewell to colleagues to go off on holiday (4,4,5) 9 Organised a direct action which could lead to authorisation (13) 15 Allowed some variation in acceptance of good will (9) 17 Some players not at home on first ship; they could be left in a desolate place (9) 19 In the past, Heath had to tell his side of the story (7) 20 For some senior academics, studies include leading European regimes (7) 22 May cut corners, and forget about leading man (5) 24 Informed of a pitched battle, at the end (5)