CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Anticipatory measure is pain in the side when on the beat (6,2,4) 8 Ponders over sink with second plug in (5) 9 Tipsily pretend LA is another world (3,6) 11 Officer goes up chimneys with professional substitutes (6) 12 She eats a midday meal, consuming a rocket supplement (8) 14 Crewman in charge of log boat displays knotwork, for example (10) 15 Wow, there’s heat in this cooking fat (4) 18 Don’t start to have run-in with whip (4) 19 Stamps crossly: “I’ll eat chip!” (10) 21 Bury established involvement (8) 23 Pro-active film director loses face with condescension (6) 25 Part of, for instance, Luger being reloaded in barn (3,6) 26 Makes advances before last change _ that’s old-fashioned (5) 27 Days must feel uneasy in ancient tenancy agreement (6,6)

DOWN

1 Plain cakes having fifty (more or less) ingredients made with plastic components (9) 2 See Simon in a terrible state unable to sleep (8) 3 Check dog with first bone (4) 4 Asian documents arranged one behind the other (6,4) 5 Lost an adaptation to nails (6) 6 Motorway built on island in north-western strait (5) 7 Sunday shopping centre is contending with mini-farm (12) 10 Bird leaves favour on vehicle’ s expensive floor covering (6,6) 13 Employing many instruments by voice around leading resonance box (10) 16 Hum silver canon by Spooner in Radio City (9) 17 Beat Tabby, say, for being anyone’s (8) 20 Pal put a different centre in Australian cake (6) 22 Wound up in the present, perhaps (5) 24 To perform “Lear”, all young beginners act a part (4)