LONDON TIMES CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1 Gun-toting adolescent in resort (8)

5 Drive in anger in

New York (3,3)

9 As most petrol is

now in Deal? (4-4) 10 Crook that’s put on

British accent (6) 12 Best act following hooligan losing head (5)

13 A bar over top of diner with no-one in it? (9)

14 Places drinkers might get a black eye? (12)

18 A meal for four?

(9,3)

21 Set trend off with small bit of gear (4,5)

23 Single or a large

drink (5)

24 Camp man who’s good with a contrary girl (6) 25 Minister in party had to have control (8)

26 Contrary fellow and old females go out (3,3)

27 Ancient royal on a slide messed about (8)

Down

1 Like lemon chicken? (6)

2 Island port harlot regularly visits (6)

3 Blue or green?

(3-6)

4 Why more felt upset about a migrant vessel? (3,9)

6 Earl embarrassed without right is offended

(5)

7 Sting and Ora played with another musician (8)

8 Bog bowl broken by one of a wicked bent (8)

11 Leave a crossroads and transfer from A2 to A3? (4,4,4) 15 Blood group training helping in surgery (9) 16 Guerrilla in a strap after being injured (8)

17 Basic colours (8) 19 Country song mostly welcomed by Atlantic? (6) 20 Drug-smuggling men can be such beasts (6) 22 Happy for one taking part in Cold War film (5)