LONDON SUNDAY TIMES CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
Across
1 Stays in charge to interrupt forecast ( 6) 4 Extremely pompous and touchy sort of cow
( 5,3) 10 See parts to flog in stock left after deal ( 5) 11 Sudden discovery a short time after clumsy
warning ( 3,6) 12 One using special biology terms? ( 12) 15 Was singer Romeo’s spotted outside dead
drunk? ( 9) 17 Criminal’s lost in holiday home ( 5) 18 Satisfied about religious books and sacred
music ( 5) 19 Gay girl’s dancing around daughter’s fabulous tree ( 9) 20 What befits those in trouble, receiving variable quantity? ( 3,2,3,4) 24 FA support won’t start more trouble ( 9) 25 Half- inch square piece of cloth ( 5) 26 Virgin can, when taken by force ( 8) 27 Design an alien world ( 6)
Down
1 A pain mostly there in chest? Start to exhale
( 10) 2 Think about jail? ( 10) 3 Couple finishing off fancy sweets ( 5) 5 A funny Scooby Doo episode? ( 6,3,5) 6 Meeting point where explorer gets into
shelter ( 9) 7 Outstanding work of Pindar read out
( 4) 8 Film- maker, rubbish one ( 4) 9 Parliamentary process aimed only at heading
off Tory revolts ( 5,3,6) 13 Good law easing supply for Scot ( 10) 14 US financial interests briefly spread into
personal money supply ( 4,6) 16 A sensible person knocked senseless?
( 3,4,2) 21 Stand in line, slowly move ahead ( 5) 22 Take a photo and lose it ( 4) 23 Muslim provided American backing ( 4)