CRYPTIC Crossword

Complete the puzzle to reveal two solutions in the shaded squares, relating to the picture clues.

PICTURE CLUES:

1ac & 16dn

ACROSS

1 Snitches drills maybe − but these were not on his menu (10,4)

9 Reportedly a night of desire (3)

10 Grass tent is the most curious thing I’ve seen (9) 11 Barcode was embossed on material ( 7)

12 Banana skin footwear? ( 7) 13 A no fail fire alarm so reset it (2-3)

15 Used plumbing fittings in a stage act? (3,6)

18 Fast use of camera (5- 4) 19 Self-indulgence found in pixie-like person (5) 21 No germs found in Pat’s ice ( 7)

24 Where you may have a shout ( 7)

25 Dopes read about the criminal... (9)

26 ...and think bitterly about the French street (3) 27 Cameramen derby, around the Sunday nearest the 11th November (11,3) DOWN

2 United company of

Cooper Art (9)

3 Person who differs in opinion causes tiredness (9)

4 The noblemen found on web pages we hear (5) 5 Make Disney cat part of several publications (9)

6 You have to break it to fix it (3,2)

7 Fortitude if out to be trained ( 7)

8 Lines read by the weather man (6)

14 Halfway across the river

I am back shortly with the way in a dream (9)

16 Con man and his kid in “Norma Pope” (5,4)

17 Carafe & tie found in this eatery (9)

18 A Pacific Island erroneously demonstrates false statement ( 7)

20 Relative from the Northeast? Thank heavens! (6)

22 Poems about a racecourse (5)

23 Eve leaves achiever in the hot seat (5)