Crosswords Set by: Paul Saturday 15 August 2015 20.00 EDT Prize crossword No 26,651 Print | PDF version | Accessible version Set by: Paul Saturday 15 August 2015 20.00 EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Share on LinkedIn Share on Google+ Share on WhatsApp Share on Messenger 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Across 1 Main worker providing revolutionary war machine (9) 6 Yellowish nut (4) 8 Lackey following party rule (8) 9 One in factory, yielding (6) 10, 20 Nothing to hide in stuttering we suspect, as words hard to say (6-7) 11 Posh kid has to tolerate travel by train, all may conclude (8) 12 Not entirely destitute, Russian in a warm, comforting place (6) 15 The story of my wife, perhaps? (8) 16 Talking wordplaying reptile? That's anarchic! (4,4) 19 Concern parent's shown about infant, finally (6) 21 One attached to an arrangement of holes? (8) 22 Join together small head on small person (6) 24 Ending in contact, an acknowledgement when hit with tip of épée? (6) 25 Mathematical statement in a quote, perhaps? (8) 26 Separate card game (4) 27 Expression of contempt, one being caned? (9) Down 1 Junk food including burger, ultimately for a Hobbit (5) 2 Primarily stylish bird, fashionable type (7) 3 Cream slice's ending on hat when thrown up (5) 4 Hear the sound of a lamb, perhaps, as a feature of one's hotel room? (7) 5 Close to oven, half-baked bloomer keeps soft, don't worry! (2,7) 6 Beef steak, say, filled with danger (7) 7 By which Spooner might get hold of a rabbit in a sensitive area? (5,4) 13 A dash crestfallen, seeing American sporting success (9) 14 One using catchphrases, someone looking to encapsulate fruity name? (9) 17 Born among wolves, raised to show a bit of leg (7) 18 Guards look to restrain agent from below (7) 20 See 10 22 Mostly short and stocky, black fledgling (5) 23 Holding on, howl is intimate (5)