CROSSWORD Peter Chamberlain No. 732

ACROSS

1 One is not prepared to be

caught thus (2,3,3)

9 With this disorder does one only have a slim chance of becoming fat? (8) 10 Self-righteous person, one who is greedy right to be detained (4)

11 He has barred violent

unknown from shop (12) 13 Remain behind southern

waterway (4) 14 Disconcerting procrastination

(3-7)

16 Lady in white accepting

order for print (7) 17 Christmas and Easter (7) 20 Thought cinder does

disintegrate (10)

21 When penny drops from pocket there’s shout of pain (4)

22 Difficult to bear alongside

motorway (4,8)

25 Woman from Ireland without

husband (4)

26 Greek character by yonder church found songbird

(8)

27 Watch broken lyre in a

delicate way (8)

DOWN

2 Storyteller’s stirring rant and

roar (8)

3 Having a superior smile? (6,6) 4 Passionate, keen to be

initiated (3-7)

5 Put two and two together (4,3) 6 Drink coming from local

endlessly (4)

7 Bar ten in the drink (4)

8 They are used for breathing in Ray Glen’s extravaganza (8)

12 A furtive hoot coming from one considered most likely to win (3,9)

15 Topsy-turvy, this cake is a

type of sponge (6,4) 16 Tennis stroke involving two

parts of the body! (8) 18 Nothing on account for egglaying animal (8)

19 Beaten into shape (7) 23 Lady only partly truthful (4) 24 Not like being heartier, oddly

enough (4)