CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Make an appearance at some stage (4,4,4) 8 Start off with a small working group (5) 9 Historic type size may suit one without equal (9)

11 Was pinned down, but was in denial, in a way (6)

12 Perseveres, as long as it remains in the mind (8)

14 Supreme happiness transferred. It was very timely (6-4)

15 Count on legendary bowman to spill the beans (4)

18 Check some of one’s deepest emotions (4) 19 At first grade, your friends may be in form (5-5)

21 Gathering together at a service in good order (8)

23 Was one nomad moving around his own territory? (6)

25 Explained, in the past, how one was enclosed (9)

26 Head off with lofted clubs to the boundaries (5)

27 Showed everyone how one made one’s feelings known (12)

DOWN

1 Severely criticise players making an entrance (9)

2 Man treated badly when it made a difference (8)

3 Holy Island in an international setting (4) 4 Showing affection when making an offer, up to a point (10)

5 Speak highly of priest given more in his pay packet (6)

6 Declares positively, having a part in a Traverse production (5) 7 Mount the scaffold, like 1 across (2,2,3,5) 10 Don’t heel over so much. Up to a point, it’s apathy (12)

13 Passed over lane leading to the promenades (10)

16 Alienated a little boy with unusual contents (9)

17 One man quite strong could still be helpless (8)

20 Most of a pen-name is quite phoney (6) 22 There’s quite enough in most samples (5) 24 Rode off with a German runner (4)