CRYPTIC CROSSWORD WIN £500
ACROSS
1 Son has a place in front of
garden for young tree (7) 5 Take advantage of
winter garment (6)
9 Model commercial talk
by salesman finally (7)
10 Note to be of use
for book (7)
11 Renown at intervals
for a very long time (3)
12 Waste an opportunity, as late cruise passengers might do? (4,3,4)
13 Love in an unchanged
state fertile spot (5)
14 Second unmarried woman in ring gets the sack (9)
16 Organise TV
documentary, say (9)
17 Some chosen senators’
hearing, maybe (5)
19 Attach ropes in the wrong way?
It brings disaster (11)
22 Extreme sign of gratitude
from a diner? (3)
23 Female keeping light
brown tropical shrub (7) 24 Powerful Russian woman in Austria backing varied arts (7)
26 Main petals found
in a wilted state (6)
27 Here’s lead, a southern English actor, we hear, one that’s past it (3-4)
DOWN
1 Drink with more cultivated person in overall charge (7)
2 I point out notes scribbled about France and make a tactless remark? (3,4,4,2,2)
3 Diamonds shown in
historic exhibition (3)
4 Highly intelligent figure overlooking current class? (5)
5 Preview argument to support Eastern state undergoing change (9)
6 Follow university in
four directions (5)
7 A rare condition’s provoked medically imposed barrier (6,9)
8 Payment later altered
to cover November (6)
12 Title for man wasting
time, stingy sort (5)
14 Limit crate made in
curious fashion (9)
15 Contentious matter
in edition of book (5)
16 Conserve trouble (6)
18 Spell out former proposal
to tour island (7)
20 Overwhelm male
engaged in exchange (5) 21 Untidy place by church
and sports venue (5)
25 Male singer losing book
is silly type (3)