WEEKEND CROSSWORD

No 3256

ACROSS

1 Scoring 150 per cent in IQ test (3,6,2,4)

9 International body taking peer who has not been matched (7) 10 Lot supporting melody (7) 11 Everything considered on the whole (2,3,5)

12 Ruler found in East Sardinia (4) 14 Publicise, in passing, the milk industry (8)

15 Joined Delia Turner going round loch (6)

17 Indication that’s remarkably good (6)

18 Be with a number on top having wounded another severely (6,2) 21 Stone ring next to New York Times (4)

22 Racer found eccentric neglected (7-3)

24 Expression of defiance by drunkard at present (2,5) 25 Holidaying? Just departing (7) 26 Something that is not yet known at archaelogical site not yet visited (7,2,2,4)

DOWN

1 How the pages looked worn having been handled awkwardly (7)

2 Working method of collection of computer programs (9,6)

3 One Parisian in Maryland becoming machine operator (10) 4 Atrocious crime in house in Yeovil to start with (8)

5 Not accept George initially replacing Bob in shelter (6) 6 Bowl one side in the Wars of the Roses (4)

7 One query as to when it will happen sooner or later (1,8, 2,4) 8 Explosive fluoride I removed from unit of nuclear power supply (4,3) 13 Everything at that place including silver is fashionable (3,3,4) 16 Sailor eg coming from women’s quarters (8)

17 Baptismal promoter? (7) 19 Penny going to part of northeast Spain, a model of perfection (7) 20 If not, Len’s upsetting you and me outside (6)

23 Still I follow the abominable creature (4)