Cryptic Crossword

Across

1 Heartlessly Polly and Dawn arranged to make something less important (8)

5 Alcohol that has no body (6)

10 Generous and broad-minded (7)

11 31 days to be in credit after nothing (7)

12 Dislike duo I’m reorganising (5)

13 Another anachronism, no church is the country (3,6)

14 Direct a course to mountains, this is needed (4,3,7)

17 What’s in it is dispensable (8,6)

21 Bits of applause changed at the end to give greeting in America (9)

23 In default, rampaged excessively (5)

24 Try to prohibit this treaty (4-3)

25 I dispose of one hesitantly, it’s heavy metal (7)

26 How baby might be appealing? (6)

27 One might fall for actor (8)

Down 1

Large amount for Barbie operation? (6)

2 Modern location, place where flies might be caught (7)

3 Doctor literally dropping in? (9)

4 Alsatians running round one of the horses, they are found in Africa (5,9)

6 Bread that’s mine, cheers (5)

7 Nonsense, it can be thrown away as worthless (8)

8 Tot Rosie mixed for slowcoach (8)

9 Mr Bull, the churchgoer, a wellknown cousin (4,3,7)

15 Encroachment into ruins organised (9)

16 Time chap became forceful (8)

18 Female reported to be with objectionable line of rulers (7)

19 Metal ignited by one during continuous vibrating noise (7)

20 Mechanics in opera? (6)

22 Place for driver in small building (5)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: The Die is Cast, 9 Andante, 10 Linkage, 11 Stob, 12 and 24 Roman Blind, 13 Whys, 16 Restate, 17 Transom, 18 Aurochs, 21 Round-up, 23 Eigg, 25 Ella, 28 Grogram, 29 Orifice, 30 Put to One Side.

DOWN: 2 Hideous, 3 Dent, 4 Eyesore, 5 Saltant, 6 Arno, 7 Trashes, 8 Get Some Peace, 9 As Sure as Eggs, 14 Ranch, 15 Cajun, 19 Regroup, 20 Solomon, 21 Rangoon, 22 Dallied, 26 Prat, 27 Dims