Crosswords Set by: Crucible Saturday 28 November 2015 19.00 EST Prize crossword No 26,741 Print | PDF version | Accessible version Set by: Crucible Saturday 28 November 2015 19.00 EST Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Share on LinkedIn Share on Google+ Share on WhatsApp Share on Messenger Special instructions: Five across and seven down solutions involve, wholly or in part, some of 5 down and lack any further definition; 5 down itself is undefined. 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 Across 1 Force a writer to absorb Republican material (6) 5 Attempts to stifle objection (8) 9 Long sleeper put out, spanning old room (8) 10 Broadcaster hosts current politician, revealing lots (6) 11 He's fascinated by dates, or miso, cooked with gluten (12) 13 Heartless deeds (4) 14 Resolve what cross may mean at a financial centre (8) 17 Shots from short distances don't win in competitions (5-3) 18 Small animal refuge (4) 20 Priest boxed here, for instead of against (12) 23 African country rings airline to find island (6) 24 Left a hotel and swindled a second one that's snooty (3-2-3) 25 Mostly train a bird in film to make buns (8) 26 Southern county (6) Down 2 A cyclist (4) 3 Gulf citizens infringe rights (9) 4 Start to chase game (6) 5 (See special instructions) (3,7,5) 6 Audacious place to sail off Cowes (8) 7 Consuming funny bar in the morning (5) 8 Describing display is up to politician (10) 12 Arrest bishop taking drug (10) 15 Thus was Caesar's Gaul in special novel (9) 16 Scot ordered to stop dirty stuff (8) 19 Popular board game finishes early (6) 21 Nice money once smuggled into football club (5) 22 Loud song (4)
