Cryptic Crossword

Across

1 Did a girl's outward show lead

to her vanishing act? (11)

9 Some people met hostility, It's

their distinctive character (5) 10 Comes what may (2,2,4)

12 Beg to find a new way to

negotiate (7)

13 One'spulled out of shape, but

doesn't have to be bitter (7) 14 A happening was a vital part

of the Seventies (5)

15 Belongs, at the end, round

about an Italian dish (9)

18 Was a sailor dispatched back

to look for truants? (9)

20 May have to add things up for

one of the nobility (5)

21 Agrees to a match when one

plays a role (7)

24 Some parents may be caught

out, in the end (7)

25 Directs a shp for a long time offering cheap passage in the main ... (8)

26 ... and a small firm returned, at

the end, in the main (5)

27 Tony storms over a blot on the

landscape (11)

Down

2 Examine someone in part of an

eye-glass (7)

3 At short notice, it's fitting to be

flexible (9)

4 Did some sprinters make an

impression? (5)

5 May show by reasoning that's cut short, in good order, so can go on debating (7)

6 Use force to bring things into

play (5)

7 A little boy returned to have some set free after it was given due consideration (11)

8 Talks a lot about the effect of cold conditions (7)

11 Visit garden when about to be

showing a public notice (11)

16 They pay attention to fans of a

radio station (9)

17 It was due to be acted out

when well-informed (8)

19 They find fault with others. They are always complaining (7)

20 Stalls the engine when a

safety device is activated (4,3) 22 One's allowed to reach the

destination (3,2)

23 Is created in a series of steps

(5)

SATURDAY’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 1 Miss the boat, 9 On the mend, 10 Perch, 11 Lair, 12 Ostracised, 14 Obol, 15 Written off, 19 Think twice, 20 Agar, 21 Call to mind, 23 User, 25 Still, 27 Vicarious, 28 Underplayed.

DOWN: 1 Matrimonial, 2 Shed, 3 Tree shrew, 4 Eider, 5 Oxpecker, 6 Tar, 7 Go all out, 8 Chad, 13 Smorgasbord, 16 Technical, 17 Fortress, 18 Skittled, 21 Cast, 22 Mover, 24 Pray, 26 I O U.

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