ALAN LEE’ S CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO .313

ACROSS

1 Re- cap committee’s decisions. Recite them in tribe’ s presence. ( 4,3,7) 10 Braggart has humour article buried in mound. ( 4- 2- 3) 11 African lion is returning with graduate. ( 5) 12 Turn to drink when in a hole. ( 5) 13 Drinks may come from pitchers. ( 9) 14 Comforts and pleases to some extent. ( 5) 16 Shelters covered by watery cloudscape. ( 6,3) 18 Signal finally reacts to problem. ( 9) 20 Turned to alcohol in fourth grade. ( 5) 22 Final role Mia acted out was wasted. ( 9) 24 Children start to cry in bed. ( 5) 25 Singer opens breakfast cereal. ( 5) 26 Cult dispels mirth with lies. ( 9) 27 Quay le is finished with father’ s attempts to make dessert. ( 6,8)

DOWN

2 Turns leader less but progresses. ( 7) 3 Meaning to have daughter break up. ( 5) 4 Grassland goes from warmth to hot. ( 5) 5 Ag in‘ nm alt cocktail is evil. ( 9) 6 See blonde adapting to height problem. ( 9) 7 Heads of churches? ( 7) 8 TV shows for son and aged parents. ( 5) 9 Captains sign top swimmers. ( 8) 15 Crackers start showing taste. ( 9) 16 Aluminum vessel carries hazard warming. ( 9) 17 Said‘ Oh no! Actor is having a port’. ( 8) 19 Cheers, and eggs on, but holds it up .(7) 21 A vehicle I have found insulting .(7) 22 Some seem bedridden and ready to bury. ( 5) 23 Lavishes attention on party set- up. ( 5) 24 Transparent hurdle. ( 5)