CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

No 17,101

ACROSS

1 Dandified fellow with Greek character in fancy shop (7)

5 Record a meeting for a brief time (6)

9 Move to a higher place? For all to see, vicars often do it (7)

10 Shudder showing feeling about rodent (7)

11 Farm animal in spring regularly observed (3)

12 Director with revised media roles is down in the dumps? (11)

13 Quiet means of producing whisky? (5)

14 Attainment of wealth with gold for follower (9)

16 Reference work in this way covering a user in a fretful state (9)

17 Greek disclosed a paste for filling crevices (5)

19 Study charitable body to gain entry again (11)

22 Criticism normal after setback (3)

23 Painter in confined space kept by posh company (7)

24 A drug manufactured by Spain and Germany makes one cautious (7)

26 How one might find an actor to some extent? (2,4)

27 Covering for a drink? Yes, coat should be shifted (3,4)

DOWN

1 Nancy’s embarrassing mistake? (4,3)

2 Bird of prey, note, hidden by pinnacle e.g. for flying around (9,6)

3 Woman gets help when cycling (3)

4 Boring house with unpleasant smell (2-3)

5 Vice marks out independentminded types (9)

6 Wealthy sort starts to employ local Swedish inventor (5)

7 Artist indoors excited about another as source of music? (10,5)

8 Guard by a hearth frequently suppressing need to stir (6)

12 Area where a river divides shown in model tables (5)

14 Intensely worry southern solicitor about outfit without leader (6,3)

15 River from the south fringing good Highland town (5)

16 Appear? That’s an unexpected occurrence (4,2)

18 Pet idly played with in a lukewarm fashion (7)

20 Scholar and lieutenant taken with a country in the Mediterranean (5)

21 At home, obtained block of metal (5)

25 Some nostalgia habitually for Scandinavian group (1-2)