WEEKEND CROSSWORD

No 3281

ACROSS

1 Plant in better half ’s home restoration (4,2,9)

9 In saga muttered about the whole range (5)

10 Old electric blanket? (3-6)

11 Professed that it could be apparent (10)

12 Not work in the theatre? (4)

14 On which one must pay one’s way (4,4)

16 By proxy according to expert (3,3)

18 Horsy having both ends of flat piece of shiny metal removed (6)

19 Would camper ring you from here? (4,4)

21 Order short ski from Rusian city (4)

22 Notedly rather brisk (10)

25 Lover starts in a moratorium (9)

26 Personal hygiene problem some, but not all, have on part of body (5)

27 Move to different surroundings on stage (6,2,7)

DOWN

1 Fetching zoo aids out from The Bull perhaps (4,2,3,6)

2 Let in large number in entrance (5)

3 Having a corporation in a leading position? (3,2,5)

4 Cab Bill and I ordered whilst referring to the Scriptures (8)

5 Take the first few small steps (6)

6 Polluted lake water escaping (4)

7 Apology of a dish? (6,3)

8 Happy during part of spring (5,5,2,3)

13 Shameful label Pedro removed (10)

15 State “lady hugs man” (9)

17 Urges one to become munificent (8)

20 Help a soldier in city in Texas (2,4)

23 Eat a little relish (5)

24 Smell coming from egg in Papua New Guinea (4)