CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

WIN £500

ACROSS

1 Son has a place in front of

garden for young tree (7) 5 Take advantage of

winter garment (6) 9 Model commercial talk

by salesman finally (7) 10 Note to be of use

for book (7) 11 Renown at intervals

for a very long time (3) 12 Waste an opportunity, as late cruise passengers might do? (4,3,4) 13 Love in an unchanged

state fertile spot (5) 14 Second unmarried woman in ring gets the sack (9) 16 Organise TV

documentary, say (9) 17 Some chosen senators’

hearing, maybe (5) 19 Attach ropes in the wrong way? It brings disaster (11) 22 Extreme sign of gratitude

from a diner? (3) 23 Female keeping light

brown tropical shrub (7) 24 Powerful Russian woman in Austria backing varied arts (7) 26 Main petals found

in a wilted state (6) 27 Here’s lead, a southern English actor, we hear, one that’s past it (3-4)

DOWN

1 Drink with more cultivated person in overall charge (7) 2 I point out notes scribbled about France and make a tactless remark? (3,4,4,2,2) 3 Diamonds shown in

historic exhibition (3) 4 Highly intelligent figure overlooking current class? (5) 5 Preview argument to support Eastern state undergoing change (9) 6 Follow university in

four directions (5) 7 A rare condition’s provoked medically imposed barrier (6,9) 8 Payment later altered

to cover November (6) 12 Title for man wasting

time, stingy sort (5) 14 Limit crate made in

curious fashion (9) 15 Contentious matter

in edition of book (5) 16 Conserve trouble (6) 18 Spell out former proposal

to tour island (7) 20 Overwhelm male

engaged in exchange (5) 21 Untidy place by church

and sports venue (5) 25 Male singer losing book

is silly type (3)

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