CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

3. Kind of quilt done by a cobbler? (9)

8. Sounds as though this beats the deer (4)

9. Doesn’t include signs of spring (6,3)

10. About electric cable turned back upon itself (6)

11. What generators do (5)

14. Quarrelled with a line by the editor (5)

15. Paddy upsets Eric (4)

16. Drink will make you corpulent (5)

18. Raw materials needed, we hear, for blades (4)

20. Tapestry put back in gorgeous arrangement (5)

21. A common fund for Catherine (5)

24. Trivial observation about a learner (6)

25. Sea drill associated with one of the principal yards (9)

26. Bores right into every cheese, initially (4)

27. Finding out what the stock seller is doing (9)

DOWN

1. Where the maps are found for arranging the root march! (5,4)

2. Shipbuilding? (9)

4. Top copy has ten underneath (4)

5. See 23 Down

6. He has no saving grace (6)

7. The short way to inflict utter defeat (4)

9. Acts as guide for youngsters round the capital of England (5)

11. A cry of disapproval by a simpleton (5)

12. Ignore Diana’s kindly consideration (9)

13. Barker, the crossword compiler for Pravda! (3,6)

17. Consumer’s board (5)

19. What is transmitted is notable (6)

22. When the judges work for

conditions of agreement (5)

23 & 5Dn. Arrange an insurance policy and keep out of sight (4,5)

24. Have a brief look at southern vessel (4)