WEEKEND CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Thin air so bothered student of the past (9) 6 A bit I confused with part of skeleton (5) 9 Figure of speech toper expounded (5) 10 Heroine of the French moaned abominably (9) 11 Alliance can do an arrangement on waterway (10,5) 13 Plunder fellow soldier (8) 14 Military policeman needed to glean from District Commissioner inside (6) 16 One will stand between king and first lady to mourn (6) 18 Reused an original below the ocean (8) 21 Sweetening medicine compensating somewhat (8,3,4) 23 Necessary article of the specified sort (9) 25 Heartless pig hurried inside causing crash (5) 26 Rod, pole or perch (5) 27 Card experienced being sincere (9)
DOWN
1 Advanced technology struck London city area? (2-3) 2 Taking stock (11) 3 Too late when the field changes? (7) 4 One new disavowal refusing to face unpleasant facts (2,6) 5 Capital ship in North American gold (6) 6 Found in the centre a clear golden substance (7) 7 Jeer at unfinished literary work (3) 8 Play tag with an assortment of white wallpaper! (9) 12 Cause something to be needed, break-up of nice estates (11) 13 House doctor, official who keeps records (9) 15 Curse in Guyana the magnetism (8) 17 Decision given by composer at court (7) 19 I, say, notice marking on butterfly’s wing (3-4) 20 Warden Richard accepted ornament (6) 22 Do a runner, it’s allowable shortly (3,2) 24 Question universal love, it might come with status! (3)