CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
No 17,011 WIN £500
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ACROSS
1 Liberal facing a right-winger in charge that’s terse (7)
5 International award winner consuming most of large drink (6)
9 In awkward fashion, Len
dips slender rod (7)
10 A role I fancy after cold
for a measure of heat? (7) 11 Idiot offending another
friend at the outset (3)
12 See mature PA shifting
portable DIY item (4,7)
13 Author nervously holds
part of a rose (5)
14 A new bat’s brandished close to ground, useful thing for sport? (5,4)
16 Corrupt inspector, hard individual entering second street (9)
17 Remove coverings from
narrow piece of land (5) 19 When reviewed, he’s lasting source of shame showing unpleasant quality (11)
22 A special snake (3)
23 Morose son, heavily built and avoiding introduction (7)
24 Mistake caught by
German golfer (7)
26 Roy is excited about English area for growing willows (6)
27 Place with Rex and
Bob as tenants (7)
DOWN
1 Resort to verbal attack initially launching a loud cry (4,3)
2 Leading English painter beginning to sketch senior police figures (5,10)
3 Sign of approval from
fellow heading north (3)
4 Ambassador wearing headwear of inferior quality (5)
5 Obligatory person currently
holding an official post (9)
6 A flat piece turns
up in wood (5)
7 Intruder with a gamble trampled around dangerous area? (7,8)
8 Inscription on coat of
arms in popular story (6)
12 Label covering new
circle in dance (5)
14 Notice spymaster lying terribly in apparent fashion (9)
15 Challenges accepted by
fastest swimmers (5)
16 Take in summary (6)
18 Old man plainly discontented by short trick to get past writing material (7)
20 A Lloyd Webber’s collaborator appears for an instant? (5)
21 Surpass forty in
Latin, reportedly (5)
25 A set of papers
requiring support (3)
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