CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 It is useful for plotters in the

office (5,5)

9 Help musician starting late (6) 10 University rider’s an acrobat

(10)

11 Comic sketch in second gear

(4)

12 Was getting in the way with a book about astronomical instrument (7)

14 Steps taken by air passengers

(6)

16 Hospital within reach in poor

quarter (6)

17 Even left-wing MPs can be

described thus (5,10) 18 Shod, having plenty of money

(6)

20 Oscar’s science, study of

birds’ eggs (6)

22 Croupier’s commission? (4-3) 23 Bed key (4)

25 Telling one to take care about

Inca outing (10)

26 Speak about number

embellished (6)

27 Athletic climbing-plant (6,4)

DOWN

2 Warren talked about including

payment (6)

3 Goblin not left to pull away (4) 4 Boat that needs to be tied up?

(6)

5 Ace (5,2,2,6)

6 Reprimanding deserter in first

grade (6)

7 Satisfactory Tibet cooky

pummelled (7-3) 8 Attorney is ordering pens and

pencils (10)

12 Closer on camera? (7) 13 Movement of ether from that

(7)

14 He entered garrison with meat

ready to be cut (3,3,4) 15 Constituent part of the mixture

(10)

19 Some harridan certain to be

an entertainer (6) 20 Work here no longer on the

rocks (6)

21 £1.05 in an African country (6) 24 Stupid person, some say, unfortunately more than half bonkers (4)