CRYP TIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Spirits prior to Conservative account limited by definition (5,5) 6 Taken advantage of by American and heartlessly evicted (4) 9 Looking embarrassed — expensivesounding for a stag? (3,4) 10 Large policemen accepting note of indebtedness (7) 12 Famous monument of Rome — dirt cheap (ruined) (3,2,8) 14 Got up before court date to get material for carpenter (8) 15 Hole caused by credit taking in charge (6) 17 Frogman with time to entertain (6) 19 Not very good — book covered in beer after amorous advance (8) 21 Alliance taking company line prior to Labour speech (13) 24 One key diver recalled a danger at sea (7) 25 Irritated angler secures quiet hook (7) 26 Lad sent back hospital grub (4) 27 Habitual attire even when running (10)
DOWN
1 There’s no good in rapid rise, certainly in the USA (4) 2 Gold trades can be trying experiences (7) 3 New RAF charter transformed combat in the field (6,7) 4 Excited, went to bed with love for one (6,2) 5 Rights protecting expert runner (5) 7 Top moves in close field event (4,3) 8 Take hope from a resident shuffling around hospital (10) 11 Delay disciplining a prisoner with tact (13) 13 Pressure on way of talking about engineers making forecast (10) 16 Rant making one earn a hug, possibly? (8) 18 Geographical features of very narrow streets (7) 20 Extreme letters supporting ban on working for instant prosperity (7) 22 The heart, for example, of a music producer (5) 23 I haven’t got one — have you? (4)