LONDON TIMES CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across 1 Fantastic beat in chorus (8) 5 Makes incisions around firm plaster (6)

10 Fleet’s pressure in attack (5) 11 More than one tough problem

I see over hotel backing (9) 12 Quaff many pints of Bass? (5,4,1,4) 14 Singer at home while I’m cutting new single (4,6) 15 One loving the sound of a violin player? (4)

17 Left somewhat short (4) 19 Old Italian ready to eat a new bread for cheese (10) 22 Forgive me for what? (1,3,4,6) 24 Please hold books about captain and crew (3,6) 25 Enclosuremade by hedge (5) 26 Retreating soldiers capture seal (6) 27 Underwearfor boobs (8)

Down

1 Small rescue vessel needed for small island (4) 2 Aiming to get rid of good drug (7) 3 Playboy in robbery framing mafia boss (8) 4 Shameful reason for changing full-on approach (2,4,8)

6 Pilot restrains British family (6)

7 Cup of tea left on rocks (7) 8 Doctor has to operate in huge

Kent properties (4,6)

9 Ready to trade on A1? (7,7) 13 In one capital city, US base (10) 16 Leaving motorway premises drunk, getting very strong coffee (8)

18 I caught diver’s upturned frozen body (7) 20 Maroontie,also pants (7) 21 Good acting parts see you getting past (6) 23 Benefit of luxury slightly reduced (4)