|
Across | 1 | | Flattering sort of copy hasn't excited (9) |
| 6/9 | | Unconvincing explanation of
unaccented metallic thread fabric
– pardon? (4,6) |
| 8 | | Lustre shown by sun god, one
wrapped in ball (8) |
| 9 | | See 6 |
| 10 | | Artful, covering behind with
blubber! (6) |
| 11 | | Flower hunts abandoned after help
rejected (8) |
| 12 | | Point of writing "Cage
container overturned" (3,3) |
| 15 | | It might suffer in strong sun –
just hide (4,4) |
| 16 | | Toasted crumpets produce a whole
range of moods? (8) |
| 19 | | One who evaluates a four-poster
bed feature? (6) |
| 21 | | It's beneath a cyclist to move to the other side of the pub area? (8) |
| 22 | | Pig litter female takes flight (6) |
| 24/26 | | No capital is affected with new
project timings, etc (6,4) |
| 25 | | Eastern refreshment establishment
serving old-fashioned marijuana on
pad (3,5) |
| 26 | | See 24 |
| 27 | | Cress muddied with soil produces
hardening of tissue (9) |
|
Down | 1 | | Top actor taking international
flight (5) |
| 2 | | Fabric feature includes rotten
backing (7) |
| 3 | | It drops, you understand, finally (5) |
| 4 | | Loaf squashed by clumsy oaf in the
van (5,2) |
| 5 | | Either a pistol's centre or a non-surgical practitioner (9) |
| 6 | | Love to go inside ruined castle
places (7) |
| 7 | | Butch Cassidy's head 'severing' in Samuel, perhaps (9) |
| 13 | | Primal ice drifts known by
experience only (9) |
| 14 | | Exposed old doctor (no frills) (4,5) |
| 17 | | Deaden blow of sporting chinos
round university (7) |
| 18 | | In Braemar, it all is union-related (7) |
| 20 | | South eastern city of South
America with American grave (7) |
| 22 | | Faculty is just about left (5) |
| 23 | | Samoa's islanders guarding fertile area (5) |
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