CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Word to conjure with (11)

9 He had a right inside to be listened to (5) 10 Seek a man out, one with the same title (8) 12 Home Terry and Co demolished (7)

13 Old coins coming from drain ie thrown (7) 14 Sound of coins coming from narrow opening (5)

15 Having small rounded lumps saw endlessly dull article within (9) 18 Monkhouse (9)

20 Composition played loudly before midjanuary by half the guests (5) 21 Spotted plain cake (7)

24 Wildly excited about improper fraction, nothing less (7) 25 Connected with races? certainly (2,6) 26 Some absinthe taken by Greek character (5) 27 Floats hotel measuring devices (11)

DOWN

2 Fundamental principles of interest to geologists? (7)

3 Anyone can remove chagrin (9) 4 Edward followed member carrying weapons (5)

5 London club magazine (7)

6 Park once used at home in Sunderland (5) 7 Defect not long before arrival (11) 8 Backing bride partners when one’s in action (8)

11 Musical crustacean? (7,4) 16 Time for others on Sunday perhaps (3,2,4) 17 Got over an aesthetic simultaneously (8) 19 Help person who is easily deceived, we hear (7)

20 Less rough to overpraise (7)

22 With tassels or separate lock of hair at end of day (5)

23 You reportedly entered cylindrical container for some wheat (5)