WEEKEND CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Not much that’s valuable (8,6) 9 Was dishonest that a couple of coins first had been put to use (7) 10 Start munching, consume mixed item of food (4,3) 11 Annoyingly inflaming part of one’s body? (10) 12 No work remains (4) 14 A bit of vinegar licked off something pungent (6) 15 Violent feud, bled badly outside muddle (8) 17 I agree to receive information twice (4,4) 19 Rock bands (6) 22 Departing losing single medal (4) 23 Physicist’s gear found on board (7,3) 25 Some of grandma’s caramelcoloured cosmetic (7) 26 Ran way with cheese turning no longer available (4,3) 27 As far as I can see nothing beyond it (9,5)

DOWN

1 Behaving fairly and honestly on the pitch? (7,3,4) 2 Purple ruler (7) 3 Daft sort of illumination that might come on on dashboard in North America (5,5) 4 I leave idea put about how to modernise (6) 5 The French people Edward mourned (8) 6 Sly person trapped a small creature (4) 7 See one’s way to understand what is said (3-4) 8 Understand when something is suspended (3,3,4,2,2) 13 Uncommunicative, having fastened one’s clothes? (8-2) 16 Going round a room with money for the gourd (8) 18 Failure to remember a name is unfortunate (7) 20 Article preceding one reasoning from cause to effect (1,6) 21 Arctic dweller came in shivering (6) 24 I ask about drink (4)