Genius crossword 373

el sereno

Three clues lack definitions. Two of them will identify an author, one of whose works (8) is hidden in the grid. Please highlight this work. Yet another clue gives a hint as to the author’s identity.

Across

1 In vicarage, minister will keep one for example (4,2,3,6) 9 Source of marijuana in nick

gets support (7) 10 Short story and song of flying

sandals (7) 11 Not willing to take US highway

with no end of danger (9) 12 Number needed to understand

internet technology (5) 13 Energy assimilated by 21,

perhaps (6) 15 Son suddenly realised and

fell (8) 18 A student fad mainly about a

time in prison once (8) 19 British soldiers argue (6) 22 Gripe from officer in charge (5) 24 Short busy worker has right,

but is of no importance (5,4) 26 Poor farmworker from

Europe, as antecedent (7) 27 Developing signs about

Greece getting access (7) 28 Developing party line - one tip for an ambassador, perhaps (15)

Down

1 Excoriating second language on the north of Greenland (7) 2 Sort of feeling around in

the morning for range (5) 3 Express regret in public for

unintended omission (9) 4 Group of four dash up in

support of them, oddly (6) 5 Request access, needing to take

food inside (8) 6 Looked old and gaunt initially

- left with editor (5) 7 Consider a luger risky, holding

up such a soldier (9) 8 Worked out price across area,

and ran out of gear (7) 14 A swinger will do this, after

arranging local ties (9) 16 Low number land work on the

side (9) 17 Voice that sings of wrong

exaggerated uprising (8) 18 Answer left officer on operation

booze (7) 20 Go before retiring, being

lazy (7) 21 Starting to read The Bible in

Spain (6) 23 Fur industry’s origin is a

creature from the Americas (5) 25 Cleansing procedure featuring

in hygiene magazine (5)