CROSSWORD Chris Leyland No. 52

ACROSS

1 Submitted and sat for portrait (5) 4 Intensity may precede charge

(5)

9 Pin on aristocrat terrible delay

(15)

10 ‘Pull this’ - one as folds

t’parachutes? (7)

11 Part of play penned by 17-18c

author mostly unofficially (2,5) 12 It’s produced by leaders of

OPEC including Libya (3) 13 Not a soul except last one in

back yard at twelve (7)

15 Slip in sierra tumble... (7) 16 ...slip turning 2nd half of

corner, one’s drunk (7)

19 We hear little sister has go on

tank (7)

21 I say love! (3)

22 Old weapon made of pine

Bob? (7)

23 Catching little sun, sour hermit

(7)

25 Yonder star appears after oscillating and dodging (8,3,4)

26 Ay, she works in Middlesex

town (5)

27 Put back clock that’s been put

back? (5)

DOWN

1 Take some tomato mix or pesto

up for next month (7)

2 Shoot Southern sanctimonious

type (5)

3 Ruin of ancient city after leaders of Danaans’ equine stratagem (7)

4 Shrink treated Wild Ned (7) 5 Mart flops after flogging thicksoled shoes (9)

6 Trim shed housing song clubs

(7)

7 Bull shown by Greek character

in stall from Warsaw? (4,3,6) 8 Having stirred up odium, manic

con in solitary (13)

14 With what’s owed around November purchase engaging gee-gee or quad bike? (4,5) 17 Rookie on finding US

squaddies hard pulled out (7) 18 Turns back with right gale in

southeast getting up (7) 19 Actor regularly rejected where wedding’s held is stuff of soap? (4,3)

20 Not half envy what makes dog

beg? Quite (7)

24 Study hard including English to

be top (5)