Cryptic crossword #8891

Across 1 Little creatures like snuggling mum and love to be back in the heart of it all (7) 5 Brand of comedy to glorify the unemployed (7) 9 Criminal twins and they might be like young adults (9) 10 The whole orchestra show disapproval and one tenor’s retiring (5) 11 Wheels around a supply

table with dates on it (8) 12 Conservative’s forte at

end of day is obscure (6) 13 Retreat for home – supermarket bananas left there (8,7) 16 Controversial bias seen in students getting first in Oxford perhaps? (15) 19 Lorry driver’s lost recipe

for Sydney’s food (6) 21 Robber initially breaks in for article in theft of our currency (8) 24 Unconventional about

regulation clothes (5) 25 Quite disturbed – better after removing coat in customs? (9) 26 Adult wearing hot tweeds

________? (7) 27 Postpone final after find out tip taken from promoter (7)

Down 1 Can it possibly caper? (5) 2 Blade carried round part of prison is spotted (7) 3 One bite that’s nasty, to do with pet hate (4,5) 4 One’s caught in prison fight and commotion (9) 5 Old Henry in Japan heartlessly tells us where to go (4) 6 A radical? Some mildly tub-thumping revolutionary (5) 7 Hand over responsibility for Treebeard’s disease? (7) 8 Where repairs were made for one pristine yacht initially in broken pieces? (9) 13 Is not a nasty stomach upset above all indicative of genetic changes? (9) 14 Throws out of court such

charming people (9) 15 Covers up hours involved

in targets (9) 17 Accessory Nike etc

developed (7) 18 A letter I put in post out of love captured Helen’s heart? Quite the opposite (7) 20 E.g. fair coming to town

for starters (5) 22 Piggy craving good

grass (5) 23 Given wages and

something to eat (4) TERMS & CONDITIONS By using The Independent’s text and phone services, you are agreeing to receive occasional sms messages for Independent Print Limited companies informing you of services and events that may be of interest. You will not be charged for receiving these messages and may opt out at any time by texting STOP to the originating number. Phone and text services on this page are provided by A&N Mobile & TV, W8 5TT. For help with these services, please call 0800 141 178