Crosswords Set by: Hectence Monday 28 November 2016 19.00 EST Quiptic crossword No 889 Print | Accessible version Set by: Hectence Monday 28 November 2016 19.00 EST Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email View more sharing options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Google+ Share on WhatsApp Share on Messenger Close 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 Pitcher's filled with craft bitter for dance (9) 6 Dog's company put regular grin on Queen! (5) 9 All munch nosh-up prepared with good pub food (10,5) 10 Hitches non-starting horses (4) 11 Sadder end in dire neglect (8) 14 Exposes markets' tricks (9) 15 Proper religious ceremony is spoken (5) 16 One who's affected by moving prose (5) 18 Expecting a delivery? (4,5) 20 Strong feelings as earth moves (8) 21 See small Post Office at end of street (4) 25 No clarification required from me on old scheme by a Conservative (4-11) 26 Ladder to point unknown is not all solid (5) 27 Old lady's eating a lolly that's served with curry (4,5) Down 1 Dad supports German agreement with neutral country (5) 2 Personal judgment should be following central hypothesis (7) 3 Patrolled German section of border (4) 4 Strike has a thousand involved in local uprising (4) 5 Greet noisy drunk with kindness (10) 6 End argument about everybody at party in street in Paris (4,1,5) 7 Phoned about silly nit holding forth (7) 8 Having received a legacy, home help's half-embarrassed about it (9) 12 I set up one tying knot, securing circle and lines for sewing (10) 13 One fixes pop-up sketch above (7,3) 14 Tyrant's abuse of poor absorbs newspapers (9) 17 Puffed up to West Country on old lines with points (7) 19 Island politician with range to make progress (7) 22 Played to young editor (5) 23 A prisoner's returning celebration (4) 24 Sharp point is said to hurt (4)
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