CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Black market trader’s spiel (5) 8 Stormy sort of day in Paris? (8)

9 Mails redirected to Muslim countries (5) 10 Figures concerning factories on strike (5,3) 11 Walk about a steamer (5) 12 Notepaper is soft nowadays (3) 16 Occasion when spirits are called for (6) 17 Remarks players ignore as the team comes in (6)

18 Give a bad review to the piper (3)

23 A torn stub joins at the sides (5) 24 Stops on board (6,2)

25 Greatly dislike having hot wild boar goulash (5)

26 Deceitful pair confronted (3-5)

27 Say it’s complete (5)

DOWN

2 Introduced the new resident (8) 3 Church starts being militant and is winning (8)

4 Temple of a deity in Pennsylvania (6) 5 Post a bet (5)

6 What a debater takes to demolish an opponent (5)

7 Type badly, putting an extra ‘t’ in trivial (5) 12 Vigour gives pop new heart (3)

13 Man belted in judo (3)

14 Two adjacent pieces in a gradual sequence (3,2,3)

15 Found its target, upsetting the women (4,4) 19 Song from men going round with hat (6) 20 Closes a cabin on board (5) 21 Premier rank? (5)

22 Hamper of bread freshly cooked (5)