Sunday Times Crossword 4809

Across

1 Hardly deserved, but no more (4,4)

6 Figure of speech describing posh company (6) 9 Clear about returning fairly shortly (6)

10 Zip turned into single multifunction device (3-2-3) 11 Abducted, shot in the moorlands (4,2,6) 14 Oriental food at the back (3,7)

16 US opponents finally erect border (4)

17 Tiny amount of intelligence, you might say (4)

18 Having to take band’s instruction to vocalist (10) 20 My guillotine’s broken, honestly (2,7,3) 23 Remove concrete? No (8) 25 Tropical forest floor almost acceptable (6) 26 Importance of eg 17 dubious (6)

27 Played with king in rich surroundings (8)

Down

2 Bust’s shape (4) 3 Where kids can hang out? (5,6)

4 To get knots out of short line (5)

5 Hot sandwich in oven couple will eat (7) 6 Give, to queen, cutting weapon (9)

7 Have nothing when he leaves (3)

8 Seeds taken from outside to be put in bowls (5,5) 12 FA stalled over a rule? (3,1,7)

13 Clear story about social event finishing early (10) 15 Begging one to replace walls (9) 19 Problem surrounding criminal, can’t retreat (7) 21 Long period of time before November (5) 22 Bird swooped (4)

24 I’m grateful for that good mark (3)