Cryptic Crossword

ACROSS

1 Stick with mounted montage

(5-2)

5 Broker more confident batting

first (7)

9 Faith eligible if euros can be

exchanged (9,6)

10 European film? (4)

11 This man-of-war is a stinger in

the main (10)

13 Have Paul struggling during

disturbance (8)

14 Sneak found it in tin church!

(6)

16 Said to compare a composite

organ (6)

18 Do not forget about politician

(8)

21 Some decorator I called relating to public speaking (10)

22 Currency in Europe, so it

appears! (4) 24 Warmer after having a dip?

Water should be in it (9,6)

25 Growing children may be found here where plants are grown (7)

26 Monsieur, one from France and one from Denmark being quite ordinary (7)

DOWN

1 There’s no stopping it (9,6)

2 Old Bob mischievous and mean

(7)

3 Irritable near the border (4)

4 Offer of support also went

haywire (8)

5 At home new suit placed in

original position (2,4)

6 Grime gents removed from hot

plant (4,6)

7 Object in torn clothing (7)

8 Fee paid to counsel before

action chosen in instruction in

modern methods (9,6)

12 Coming from Sacre-coeur to

Chantilly perhaps (10)

15 One every year according to female with word of hesitation (3,5)

17 Stuffy person? (7)

19 Leaves complaint first about

drink (4,3)

20 Point frostily to Italian island

(6)

23 Bracken right in marshland

(4)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 1 Sharpen 5 Hangman 9 Iridian 10 Apraxia 11 Major-domo 12 Mimed 13 Renew 15 Yachtsman 16 Spiritual 18 One-up 21 Quack 22 Clip joint 24 Oversee 26 Inshore 27 Amtrack 28 Nankeen.

DOWN: 1 Swimmer 2 Abidjan 3 Prior 4 None of your cheek 5 Head-on collision 6 Nor 7 Maximum 8 Neasden 12 Matzo 14 Whisk 16 Sequoia 17 Inanest 19 Episode 20 Pattern 23 Jason 25 Spa.