CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Misinformation must be revised

with hesitation (3,5)

5 Imposter trailed by Yankee

detective (6)

9 Camper going around Arab land

with old dynastic name (7) 10 Deviant or pagan ideal (7) 11 According to hearsay, get

thinner beast from Malaysia (5) 12 Venerated one form of cedar

found in boat (6,3)

13 Drain out lowest point (5) 15 Rein in head of church with

strange ritual (7)

17 A way to beat some bread with

some butter (3-1-3)

18 Fifty-fifty about monkey suit

jacket feature (5)

21 Ludicrous thing to say bee

nested in flower pod (5,4) 23 Extra benefit riding in public

transportation (5)

24 Neckwear left among

footwear (4,3)

25 Fabulous bird caught originally

in low African country (7) 26 Diary trashed hot Mideastern

capital (6)

27 Medium can fool ridiculous

dolt (8)

DOWN

1 The thing about getting into

nude singer (8)

2 Clean up after me, and notice

desk accessory (4,3)

3 Bill heard barbershop

member (5)

4 Pop icon confined by tunnel

vision (5)

6 Marshy growth agitated the

sailor (9)

7 Crackpot claim about silver having special powers (7)

8 Member of the fam gaining

unaccustomed strength (6) 10 Someone who saves time with

boat cover reversed (4,3) 14 Moved incrementally, chattered

aimlessly (9)

15 Take prisoner, prone, into

preserve (7)

16 Rapid ascent redistributed soft

flab (5-3)

17 Make money acquiring island bandana design (7)

19 Criticize expert with

a remedy (7)

20 Rome’s river engulfing 1,000

trees (6)

22 Chauffeured car carrying bishop nowhere in particular? (5)

23 Shed containing

nothing noble (5)