CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. It’s not often the Dome’s made it around London capital (6)
4. The first starling eats bits of dust (6)
9. Make up one’s mind to do the puzzle again (7)
10. A wide, so ordinary it’s out of the usual run (5)
11. What is fingered that may get a hammering (4)
12. Make a to-do of excessive elaboration (4)
13. Spare it from being a child spoiler (3)
15. Old German was in charge of architectural style (4)
16. Will confine a company to work (4)
19. He was no doubt a good deal put out by his wife’s metamorphosis (3)
21. Run away with a length of cloth (4)
22. The rainbow goddess, quite an eyeful! (4)
24. No OAP could show it was good for nothing in WW1 (5)
25. Get Ivor to change due to giddiness (7)
26. Use money to expose half and finish it (6)
27. Is influential as one uses 1 Down (6)
DOWN
1. After winter, equilibrium will show how heavy it is (6-7)
2. Staying the course behind all the others in Gateshead (7)
3. Makes things smoother, painting in them (4)
5. Small viewing may be to Tom’s satisfaction (4,4)
6. Provide victuals in order to trace it out (5)
7. Photographers take them, making mind up on spur of moment (4,9)
8. Object to being endlessly modest (5)
14. Bust out on being given birth to one like a mule (8)
17. Are leaving each other, between the waves? (7)
18. Fits like a greeting lovers can reveal (5)
20. Pot will give a refill before one’s empty! (3,2)
23. Let one go gratis (4)
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION
Across: 1. Slippers 7. Below 8. Remains 9. Trotter 10. Ably
12. Residue 14. Creased 17. Epée 18. Upholds 21. Curious
22. Bonus 23. Psalters
Down: 1. Spread 2. Immolate 3. Pain 4. Roster 5. Flat
6. Swerve 7. Browsed 11. Results 13. Disprove 14. Crumbs
15. Discus 16. Versus 19. Hang 20. Oral