Glasgow Times

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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ACROSS 1 20Dn could be all Indy “Yes!” Oh? (7,5) 9 What haunts a hotel, according to hearsay, might work for the Michelin Guide (9) 10 Free ladies and gents perfume, at last! (5) 11 Lean on invading fan, crazed with finale of act (3-3) 12 What 9Dn stands for, with 16Dn (4,4) 13 Trump, for instance, places heavy metal before Queen (6) 14 Mother of James VI embraces her subject of lucky charms (8) 17 Building reaction after fourth moves up to first (8) 19 Festival fringe’s left a high voice in dispute (1,3-2) 21 Source of illuminati­on left after an inside engagement (8) 23 Smear sack with gold and black (6) 25 Where 22Dn is on licence? (5) 26 Starts to act nervously after breakfast begins with shortage - empty bottle of sauce! (5,4) 27 Labour, initially unhappy, left a Conservati­ves’ research centre (12) DOWN 2 Not feeling at home at getting into emotion (9) 3 When Labour expected volume borrowing to end? (3,4) 4 Top man’s voice regularly ignored maelstrom (4) 5 Abandoned Rona and Holm associated with Islets of Langerhans? (8) 6 Over a barrel, odd loopy soldiers may go for a dip here (4,3) 7 English reserve makes work on computer (1-4) 8 13Ac irons, perhaps, before thick skin gets to grips with heartless bureaucrac­y (6,6) 9 Foil bankcard fiddle with 13Ac of house party (3,9) 15 Take sides three times about drink in private conversati­on (4-1-4) 16 Bachelor inebriated in the Western Highlands (8) 18 Charlie or Craig Reid over a barrel, going round with two drums (4-3) 20 Preacher has climax in first half of sermon (7) 22 Elgin in uproar about 13Ac who’s not standing? (5) 24 Sounds like Crowded House deal between parties (4)

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