CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO 1,223
For today’s solutions, text CLUE followed by the clue (eg: ‘CLUE 1 Down’) to 53307
Across
1 Amid summits business chiefs initially get butterflies (8).
9 Seconds abandon love sucker (8).
10 Plan for one transaction is incomplete (4).
11 Much-decorated actors harshly criticise good source of illumination (4-8).
13 Made different Eastern US states get love-sickness (6).
14 Green and orderly may pose a threat (8).
15 Pardon! I mislaid dagger (7).
16 You rent essentials for sporting competition (7).
20 Ted is fumbling during bake-off dummy run (4,4).
22 Wily, keeping cheer in Spain, excluding all else (6).
23 Stupid person facing dismissal from employment gets projectile (6,6).
25 Miscellany found in large books without covers (4).
26 Once rugs are free, obtain by wheedling (8).
27 Vassals giving falsehood to me amid inside information (8).
Down
2 Older generation meets trouble in fabled source of wealth (2,6). 3 Item for sale, perhaps, of high quality if, that is, father comes after (10,2).
4 It strains to be one coming to earth at the same time (8). 5 Concerning amateurs who turn up around special charming beauty (7).
6 Evens out itself with such a landmass (6).
7 Tiresome person, sanctimonious, loyal on the outside (4).
8 Firm way with your arrangement to get fabric (8).
12 Get learner so excited by retail outlet (7,5).
15 Heaven! — provided normal publicity is effected at first (8).
17 Out of fashion, bet loose change (8).
18 Eloquently praise 28 (for the moment) — see semblance with unity beginning to vanish (8).
19 Rustled exotic sweetmeat (7).
21 Weasel is, for head of State, explosive (6).
24 Spoil line of clay fertilizer (4).
Solution to Sunday Independent Cryptic Crossword no. 1,222 Across: 1 Dirge; 4 Navigator; 9 Badminton; 10 Evens; 11 Undercover agent; 12 Hockey; 14 Steadied; 17 Rheostat; 19 Gadget; 22 Virginia creeper; 24 Cream; 25 Improvise; 26 Rest cures; 27 Exert.
Down: 1 Debaucher; 2 Redid; 3 Emigree; 4 Notion; 5 Vendetta; 6 Grenada; 7 Teetering; 8 Reset; 13 Cheerless; 15 Detergent; 16 Familiar; 18 Seismic; 20 Anemone; 21 Scopes; 22 Vicar; 23 Poise.