the crosswords

CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS 1 Refuse to mock (5) 8 Switches are rusty in the revenue department (8) 9 Be inclined to choke with love inside (5) 10 No more than reasonable (4,4) 11 Series in art composition (5) 12 Conventional group of people (3) 16 Fur returned to the French firm (6) 17 Doubtless one wouldn’t be (6) 18 No backing at the end of May, still distant (3) 23 Something that is a pleasure to negotiate (5) 24 Boy tries to attain moderation (8) 25 Hands joined together (5) 26 Branch of mathematics that may appear

grey to me (8) 27 He appears in ‘Some Like it Hot’ (5) DOWN 2 Notable success by conjuror producing

rabbit (3,5) 3 A few ships fill a lot perhaps (8) 4 Quietly managed church dance (6) 5 Russian woman found at any

disturbance (5) 6 Wait in line for a hair style (5) 7 Old capital of Japan changed to Tokyo (5) 12 Nine out of sixty pigs live here (3) 13 Upset the fruit barrel (3) 14 Part friends? (8) 15 Add to the rash of escapes? (5-3) 19 Call for resignation causes uproar (6) 20 States the time for practice (5) 21 A good chap: He gives Jack half the

bottle (5) 22 Multiple occasions (5) QUICK CLUES ACROSS 1 Become aware of (5) 8 Memento (8) 9 Leading (5) 10 Make known (8) 11 Penetrating investigation (5) 12 Perceive (3) 16 A rich cake (6) 17 Hard chewy confection (6) 18 Insane (3) 23 Have relevance (5) 24 For the whole time (3,5) 25 State of oblivion (5) 26 Guerrilla fighter (8) 27 Agitation (5) DOWN 2 Airy (8) 3 State of chaos (8) 4 Get (6) 5 Start of an era (5) 6 An accepted principle (5) 7 Horizontal (5) 12 Total amount (3) 13 Purpose (3) 14 Take unawares (8) 15 Liable to error (8) 19 Yearbook (6) 20 Content (5) 21 Unsteady dazzling light (5) 22 Unembellished (5)