CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Soup, seafood cowherd cooked (4,7) 9 Notes perhaps, one is in my possession (5) 10 Poet who adjudicated at football match (8) 12 Uncle must be told (7)

13 Listen to number and become more cheerful (7)

14 Man left in front producing yarn (5) 15 If patient, one might get to ride in it (9)

18 I am to act as peacemaker next (9) 20 Poisonous beef consumed in short moment (5)

21 Boy with Heather spooning (7)

24 GP needs break in German city (7) 25 Very riotous sort of musician (8) 26 Lady author always included (5) 27 Gamehunter’scapitalcover?(11)

DOWN

2 Small song baby may have on? (7)

3 Do alarm me performing in romantic play (9) 4 Intuitive feeling about nomad at church (5) 5 Was initially to attack drinking bout (7) 6 Record Bill taking time with excess of calendar month over lunar month (5) 7 Detached area that’s a gem (7,4) 8 Personification of America, relatively speaking (5,3)

11 Camping having sails unfurled (5,6)

16 List baker produces? (5,4) 17 Not this entrance but one neighbouring (4-4)

19 One wandering round with foot in towel (7) 20 Henrietta not in new playhouse (7) 22 Pronouncedly icy in river during thaw (2-3) 23 Goodentertainer’ssoul(5)