CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
// ACROSS
1 The person displaying prejudice reverses the vehicle first (6)
4 Retched and was unable to speak (6)
8 In captivity initially, the bird returning is a danger to shipping (7)
9 A plain tart embracing the right tune! (7)
11 Distress signal about the old city fruit is an ungracious reaction (4,6)
12 The matador holds back the information (4) 13 The bird on board talks big (6)
15 A polite expression in pursuit of yew reportedly (5,3)
17 Supplement that a theologian could finish with hesitation (8)
19 A skit of Mr Stewart dividing the wages (6) 21 Celebrity starts to follow after maximum exposure (4)
22 The Asian nation could veto an open space before the State highway (10)
24 A belief it’s the last Otago wing (7)
25 Stuck with a silver ring (7) 26 Wonder about it being a depressant (6) 27 The dolt is awfully unemotional (6)
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1 Right-hand page in the directory (5)
2 Tom admits nude floor show (7)
3 Startled by the malfunctioning user’s drip (9) 5 Hotshots holding the right measures of land (5)
6 Smile, the communist turns up as a member on the yacht (7)
7 Meaning of the driver found washed up on the shore (9)
10 Garden herb for a small fruit lolly (9)
14 Child dropped off the novel (9)
16 Toy on the stairs is first-class (3-6)
18 Equally matched, but won back at this very moment (4,3)
20 Embarrassed over the count of a bird? (7) 22 Audibly expresses contempt for the grog (5) 23 Sly pupil leaves Don upset with the church gathering (5)