CRYP TI C CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Notice one in tirade

incandescent (7)

5 Long cushion giving help (7) 9 Overwhelming surprise for

attractive blonde (9)

10 Provide student with place and

grant (5)

11 Almost axe Irish singing

group (5)

12 One has agents sorting out

party mess (9)

13 Name novel bar changed beyond

words? (3-6)

16 From here one may observe

second-rate flat (5)

17 Some fellahin go to bar (5) 18 Number puzzle that’s easy (2,7) 20 Latin poet breaking

promise (9)

23 Loves making love? (5)

25 Round tin Popeye finally

dropped in sea (5)

26 Shelter for poor soul has me

troubled (9)

27 Man on the lookout when old boy leaves (7)

All this worker makes going on the horses? (7)

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DOWN

1 Polish trick to restrict current in

ancient river (7)

2 Nothing shown after

silent film (5)

3 Taking it all in having gone

round planet? (9)

4 Something of a shock – tension

initially relieved (5) 5 Corporation to fail – botched

entry from board? (5,4)

6 Fools seen within

the French city (5)

7 Watch one’s opponent in this

event? (4,5)

8 Reversed role with sailor as pest

controller (3,4) 14 Clothing range

with buckles (9)

15 Hedonist tense after exam in

German city (3,6)

16 Keeping quiet, initiated in

slaughter (9)

17 Wicked Zulu warriors going over house contents? (7)

19 Erasmus dressed as Rubber

Man? (7)

21 Trained assassin captured by

American in Jamaica (5) 22 Fruit held up by Burmese

military (5)

24 Ruthless Conservative line

taken without regret (5)