CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
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1 I overacted terribly with embellishments (10) 6 Society driver? (4)
9 Green rat? (5)
10 A nice mild rum having restorative effect (9)
12 New era at EU after number ring honoured scientist? (5,8) 14 Charming computer pioneer losing head after everything (8) 15 Wimp keeping theologian in union (6)
17 Bets on first races (6) 19 Puddings one gets anxious about (8)
21 Bland heir to the throne’s gripping performance — monarch (13)
24 One’s work is boring (9)
25 Get smart advertising demon (5)
26 Bird no longer around pair of gulls (4)
27 Go and allow to swallow new sweet (10) DOWN
1 Likes lodgings (4) 2 Luxury brand covering northern TV station (7) 3 Fruit producer gets show of disapproval — switch (9,4) 4 Abdominal jewellery on view in scrobatics (8) 5 Dave almost OK drunk
— with this? (5)
7 Rope some coated in grease (7) 8 Hurry to settle beneath less hairy bunk (10)
11 One complaining must accept maybe dog’s little cleaner (6-7) 13 Created debt Africa is suffering (10) 16 Father eating bit of cereal with doctor — that’s sweet (4,4) 18 Scholarly study taken up following work of Shakespeare (7) 20 Composer of opera in which French king admits terrible sins (7) 22 Fine material gives Jethro ecstasy (5) 23 Raise suggestions for means to roast meat (4)