CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Restaurant associated

with a Midwest state (7)

5 Rough sound of a

bay, maybe (6)

9 Quietly step up possibly

to get pawns (7)

10 One more American has comment about hotel? Right (7)

11 Something mined is part

of ancient industry (3)

12 Who strummed badly? Let’s

keep quiet about it! (4,3,4) 13 It shines around odd parts

of drab African country (5) 14 Drill mate repaired? It’s

routine drudgery (9)

16 Able temp once working round rear of department (9)

17 Dangers found in

brisk swimming (5)

19 Miserable observer with body upset one specially favoured (4-4,3) 22 Source of protein, say,

with first of goodies (3)

23 A fool at front of orchestra

in a restless state? (7)

24 Bob, Charlie and Peter misplaced a symbol of authority (7)

26 Guy’s first showing discourtesy about golf — and bitterness (6)

27 Tom, perhaps, encapsulates simple nightclub entertainment (7)

DOWN

1 Force politician to enter

threadbare suite (7)

2 Dump, I hear, mixed up with unread English novelist (6,2,7)

3 Copy recording after

losing time (3)

4 A crowd turning up

in Indian state (5)

5 Man with skill

considered genuine (9)

6 A financial transaction,

we’re told, on its own (5) 7 Educational official somehow controls hospice (6,9)

8 Get angry audibly concerning a woman at match? (6)

12 Cope after ignoring a skin problem in animals (5)

14 Article on Whistler, valuable material consequently (9)

15 Match between local

rivals in Midlands city (5) 16 Support in Greek island for venomous creatures (6)

18 Propose Gus gets

changed (7)

20 African animal in

Eastern country (5)

21 Essential writer

about a society (5)

25 English bishop

twice in retreat (3)