CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Restaurant associated
with a Midwest state (7) 5 Rough sound of a
bay, maybe (6) 9 Quietly step up possibly
to get pawns (7) 10 One more American has comment about hotel? Right (7) 11 Something mined is part
of ancient industry (3) 12 Who strummed badly? Let’s
keep quiet about it! (4,3,4) 13 It shines around odd parts
of drab African country (5) 14 Drill mate repaired? It’s
routine drudgery (9) 16 Able temp once working round rear of department (9) 17 Dangers found in
brisk swimming (5) 19 Miserable observer with body upset one specially favoured (4-4,3) 22 Source of protein, say,
with first of goodies (3) 23 A fool at front of orchestra
in a restless state? (7) 24 Bob, Charlie and Peter misplaced a symbol of authority (7) 26 Guy’s first showing discourtesy about golf — and bitterness (6) 27 Tom, perhaps, encapsulates simple nightclub entertainment (7)
DOWN
1 Force politician to enter
threadbare suite (7) 2 Dump, I hear, mixed up with unread English novelist (6,2,7) 3 Copy recording after
losing time (3) 4 A crowd turning up
in Indian state (5) 5 Man with skill
considered genuine (9) 6 A financial transaction,
we’re told, on its own (5) 7 Educational official somehow controls hospice (6,9) 8 Get angry audibly concerning a woman at match? (6) 12 Cope after ignoring a skin problem in animals (5) 14 Article on Whistler, valuable material consequently (9) 15 Match between local
rivals in Midlands city (5) 16 Support in Greek island for venomous creatures (6) 18 Propose Gus gets
changed (7) 20 African animal in
Eastern country (5) 21 Essential writer
about a society (5) 25 English bishop
twice in retreat (3)