LONDON TIMES CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1 Crikey, he’s left a flower (5)

4 An ace in the hand? (3,6)

9 Gossip first to leave during scrap? (7)

10 English PM accepting he’s “the Younger”, say (7)

11 One struggles to turn “fine fashion” into “bottom” (7,7)

13 Unite and disunite (6)

14 Cape

Horn (8) 16 In state of emergency, merchant about to hide Louise’s skirts (3,5)

18 Do punks have second offer? (6) 21 Lightweight carpeting (4,2,3,5) 23 South American church, one next to bank (7)

24 Fruit essential while travelling west (7)

25 Now well off? (5,4)

26 Is author heard in offices? (5)

Down

1 Fantastic as terrific craftsmen (10) 2 Great old actor, minute parts (7) 3 PM’S love need left out personal growth (4-11) 4 Journalist abandoning the drums plays guitar (6)

5 Very good to carry gun that criminal may have (8) 6 Catch this misfit? (1,4,3,2,5) 7 Piece of spinach I eventually produce (7) 8 Modifying key ought to get fairly high vocal range (4)

12 Sandy is into one game or another (10)

15 Virgin with name hidden in plot (5-3) 17 Lived rough — no good searching (7) 19 “I am the greatest” for one missing last part? (7)

20 At first we welcome the blue drink (6) 22 Damage small

vehicle (4)