Cryptic Crossword
ACROSS
3. Peers oddly round the bed to order a remedy (9)
8. A method of going? (4)
9. Miser requires outer covering with lighter material (9)
10. Be back in time for the argument (6)
11. In the cafe, a starving man may have one (5)
14. Cut a number in trouble (5)
15. Quite a lot, and a singular change for ... (4) 16 . ... this stage in the
proceedings (5)
18. Swallow when returning the stopper (4)
20. Interchange saltpetre (5)
21. Loose half of a pair of trousers? (5)
24. Expelled from a monotonous, tedious occupation (6)
25. Northern bird in little anchor (and a little is dangerous, it’s said) (9)
26. If it’s all lit up, it’s hot inside! (4)
27. Descriptive of broad or baked bean, apparently (not for starters!) (9)
DOWN
1. Alights with cloak to see the view (9)
2. Two places to get a drink. Where in France? South! (Not very civilised!) (9)
4. Lothario found in the garden shed? (4)
5. Some of yours sincerely, some time ago (5)
6. Enjoy the sauce? (6)
7. Put a cover on the container, dunderhead! (4)
9. Precipitous? That’s a tall story (5)
11. There’s a florin to request on the bottle (5)
12. Experimental shelter with five in a knot (9)
13. Circulating headless head in season (9)
17. Ensured no little road can follow (5)
19. Look fiercely and note sink (6)
22. Lance goes round to have a wash (5)
23. Reverse an international party? (4)
24. Stare in the fog – lecherously! (4)