Mungo MacCallum’s Cryptic
ACROSS 1. Clean worker available to any casual employer (9)
6. Frolic about for everyone (5) 9. Qualification for foreign affairs man cut short (7)
10. English in heroic struggle – say
bye-bye! (7)
11. Gaia heartbroken (5)
12. Calculated incorrectly, but gig
amused mob (9)
13. Talk about ethics? Unfortunately I’m a loser (8) 14. Level territory, that’s right (4) 17. Get rid of the hut (4)
18. Take care, the principal is over the eyeline! (8)
21. Rave at gag hysterically, to
annoy (9)
22. Compel payment from former
performance (5)
24. Horsemen include Australian
invaders (7)
25. 99 in disorganised rally – it
was supposed to be sung! (7) 26. Sarandon, a star around South
America! (5)
27. Deliriously happy individuals with their coin-operated communication devices (9) DOWN 1. Feud rages over girl – sweet, they say (5)
2. Opener presuming to captivate beautiful birds (7,8) 3. Men’s acidity indicator – hooray! There’s a way out! (8) 4. Approach a girl – almost a success (4.4)
5. Expunge the tariff (6)
6. Man from Heraklion made to recant (6)
7. Green pelican for substitution for a much faster bird (9,6) 8. Made a new arrangement for a requisition over grass (9) 13. Killings provide a service over the land (9)
15. Beware drama – it can lead to sex! (8)
16. Lab work designed to scare her (8)
19. Declare in skinny brown inn (6)
20. Dine, drink – has a good
feed (4,2)
23. Rings for driving fees (5)
Solution next week