THE BS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

8 See victory over the city as beautiful (6) 9 Takes off meat, it is cooked (8) 10 This done, perhaps, one is able to pursue pleasure (8) 11 Calls — finds Father's at home (4,2) 12 Backward Slav holds it to be some of the organic essentials (6) 13 Corrupt manager hides very first core of argument (8) 15 It brings new life to a drama, for example (7) 17 Complex procedures involved in "Scarlet Ribbon" (3,4) 20 Club tree used for little nodule (8) 22 The sound of the "Ah!" that came from her gave good cheer (6) 23 Areas to walk about on board (6) 25 Historic period obscure for a long time (4,4) 26 Has the mail got lost and been in the pod, by the sound of it? (4,4) 27 A little poker for gerundgrinder (6)

DOWN

1 Sharp decline in air traffic (44) 2 Avoid Crete excursion that looks good (10) 3 Words of a song oddly neglected: "Player Pieces" (6) 4 Grape-producer holds a label to mark its year (7) 5 Clap side in a way that might cause them to be put out (8) 6 Fight for breath, as admitted by the doctor (4) 7 Get ride in car round the east (6) 14 Later became post-war coppers, perhaps (10) 16 Code cast out when approached (8) 18 Back first flutter (5,3) 19 Doing this for oneself to manage on one's own (7) 21 Not satisfied, I up and went off (6) 22 Taking on like this, I press the bell at last (6) 24 Autocrat right out of niceness (4)