CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Where journalists
work, in theory (2,5) 5 Genuinely concerned
with colleague (6) 9 Purist, nervous about
radical, bursts in (7) 10 Distance, say, a cart
travels in reverse (7) 11 An attempt in
the past (3) 12 Like most speakers, an oil mogul managed to retain name (11) 13 Abraham’s son is caught
stealing two articles (5) 14 Harry and Charlie look displeased about old coin (4,5) 16 Articulate part of speech
beside church (9) 17 Occasionally view revolutionary Daily Planet (5) 19 Hard worker and keen
builder of dams (5,6) 22 Label gun the wrong
way round (3) 23 They support band over occupying raised ground (7) 24 Offensive old Mike
breaks racket (7) 26 Whalebone’s been compressing a lady’s top (6) 27 Take care of group’s
ideas and attitudes (4-3)
DOWN
1 Baltic city in centre of booming Japanese art form (7) 2 Eccentric parson on a grant tours Spain? He’s not welcome (7,3,5) 3 Religious leader
reduced drink (3) 4 Product of spruce
son held in check (5) 5 Member of top family reportedly wasted shade (5,4) 6 Professional wearing a new protective garment (5) 7 Old alliance condemned as too unfeeling about America (6,2,7) 8 Magician’s bird
of prey (6) 12 Red-blooded chairman
tours Switzerland (5) 14 He rang about
boy’s parasites (7-2) 15 Shelter in bay before
start of race (5) 16 After odd bits of prose
attempt verse (6) 18 Separate place housing
FBI agents (7) 20 To bring up artist
is easy at first (5) 21 We’ve no medicine
that absorbs poison (5) 25 Bar’s trendy name (3)
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