CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
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ACROSS
1 Sinatra trained to be
skilled worker (7) 5 Remote flyers sent
back on holiday (3-3) 9 Nearly a hundred years span a Greek cross (7) 10 Discharge unfashionable fellow the Spanish dumped (7) 11 Zebras at first look out
of bounds – here? (3) 12 I champion theology on radio and the study of fish (11) 13 Row about limiting
male authority (5) 14 Separate rental due to
be arranged (9) 16 Rank various Tories in
party finally (9) 17 Defend newspaper
(not The Scotsman) (5) 19 Romeo in love foolishly raced military transport (8,3) 22 Auditor appears in Le
Havre regularly (3) 23 Study used modified
strips (7) 24 He scored six against
supermarket (7) 26 Artist appears in last
novel about stars (6) 27 He studied animals and stuff circulating in lake briefly (7)
DOWN
1 A large vehicle circles Arizona’s Spanish fortress (7) 2 Order workers in tents to create instructions on tablets (3,12) 3 European country banning trendy health resort (3) 4 Former PM’s not reserving Royal Hotel (5) 5 Deceive novelist? That’s
risky (9) 6 Old sailor stands up to defend current relationship (5) 7 Party supporter Orwell felt bad about French composer (6,9) 8 Influenced route east
in South Dakota (6) 12 First few bars from
main trombonist (5) 14 Common sort of joint offering various turns (9) 15 Both sides import
mature beer (5) 16 Mixed drink with cast
outside (6) 18 Make a mistake entering Richard’s crane (7) 20 Huddersfield’s source
of milk (5) 21 Jamaica villagers eat
beef (5) 25 Six million supply
energy (3)
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