CROSSWORD

Puzzle No 1073

Clues across

1. It’s reckless grabbing six to assault sexually (6) 4. What a good joker gets to fall behind around university and high school (6) 9. Does tattoos damaging skin (4) 10. The source of sodium in part of France (10) 11. Some raver gets some grass on the side (5) 12. Trolley returned broken, end of handle missing, left inside (8) 13. Portrayed misleadingly as rapacious (9) 15. Wearing an outfit some 150 years after the first Christmas (4) 16. Fool brings canvas cover back shortly (4) 17. A couple setting the moment for doing what an adulterer is doing (3-6) 21. A prosthesis that doesn’t look like the real thing? (5,3) 22. After a buzz I start to dream it’s close (5) 24. Triumphed, capturing me later cooking a large fruit (10) 25. A non-U sort of word (4) 26. Decapitate fish for making a mistake (6) 27. He acts strangely producing a little bag (6)

Clues down

1. Spoke at greater length than required so killed with a car (3,4) 2. Eyeshade for guest who’s lost it (5) 3. Sagacious and perspicacious, I examine nickel tin openers: perspicacious indeed! (7) 5. A place to meet in the road (6) 6. Garlands represented millions for the big winner’s achievement (5,4) 7. Come later to win (7) 8. Where lumps of clay are turned into Harry’s car? (7,6) 14. Medic with a bad answer approaches (5,4) 16. Make up tales to beat (7) 18. Hang out incorrectly with expert on the marae (7) 19. Bound to change to be sure (2,5) 20. Doublecrosser monstrously delivers a moralistic rebuke (6) 23. One must leave the Bavarian capital for a bite (5)