WIN A LUXURY CROSS PEN
ACROSS
6 ____ train, informal term for a scheme offering high rewards for little effort (5)
7 PE or pulmonary ____, a blood clot affecting the lungs (8)
10 To assess carefully (5,2) 11 Planet with moons which are named after lesser sea gods and nymphs in Greek myth (7)
12 Stanley, painter noted for his biblical scenes at Cookham in Berkshire (7) 13 Pat, U.S. jazz guitarist and composer born in 1954 (7)
14 The principle or practice of complete abstention from alcoholic drinks (11) 19 A portable enclosure in which a baby or young child can be kept amused (7)
21 A route taking traffic around a city rather than through it (7)
23 Neil, coach who was interim manager of Aberdeen FC in 2024 (7) 25 A cross-bred dog, e.g. a retriever or collie, combined with a greyhound (7)
26 One who drives pack animals born from male donkeys and female horses (8)
27 City in Sri Lanka noted for its fort founded by Portuguese colonists (5)
DOWN
1 John, late actor who played butcher Fred Elliott in Coronation Street (8)
2 Exaggerated or idealised (6)
3 ____ rent, one that is
very low or nominal (10)
4 Scottish port town that is close
to the island of Kerrera (4)
5 Suppose to be the case
without proof (6)
6 ‘____, young man’, remark attributed to the writer Horace Greeley about
U.S. expansion (2,4)
8 Dinu, Romanian classical pianist
and composer born in 1917 (7)
9 ____ Lasdun, architect who designed London’s National Theatre (5)
13 A ground-dwelling bird of the blackbird family with a brown streaky back (10)
15 To inquire into and discuss
a subject in detail (7)
16 Wendy, late writer and campaigner for dementia awareness (8)
17 The eggs of fish or frogs (5)
18 ____ Peters, U.S. actor known for TV series including The Wire and films including Da 5 Bloods (6)
20 A central hall in a modern building with several storeys and a glazed roof (6)
22 A herbaceous plant with bright blue flowers and leaves that attract bees (6)
24 Howard, singer who played Wild Bill Hickok in 1954 film Calamity Jane (4)