CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

8 Complete European language

audited (6)

9 Drink I consumed, acquiring

new muse (8)

10 Heard charming woman, if

leading sheep (10)

11 Some advice is cockeyed (4) 12 Lunatic ran motel home for the Canadiens (8)

14 Tavern fare sounded natural (6)

16 Pair of boxers approving a fellow’s reps, at times (7,6) 18 Decide not to go for pops, and have dinner (4,2) 19 Suggestive quality car brought back in curve (8)

22 Cook rancid, somewhat edible pods (4)

24 Pencils and bats game in which wood is knocked down (10)

26 Save lock support (8)

27 A certain bad playwright (6)

DOWN

1 Old Roman company taking on cake decorator (6) 2 Breaches of a law Olivia’s not changing (10)

3 Audibly charge live fly-catching bird (6)

4 Clever curve (4)

5 Hurt about damage, feeling the pain (8)

6 Secure rate of progress for a sailor (4)

7 Lids opening with small corks, perhaps (8)

13 Returned imperial brew (5)

15 Forbid something slippery about a rug’s fuzz, cause of many a pratfall (6,4)

16 Faint deficiency in boxing match (5,3)

17 Little rascal pretended to be struck (8)

20 Bovine eats everything green (6)

21 One taking part in kissing lessons (6)

23 Breaking a ten, pay to play (4) 25 Part of the body is acquainted with talking (4)