Crosswords Set by: Pan Monday 16 January 2017 19.00 EST Quiptic crossword No 896 Print | Accessible version Set by: Pan Monday 16 January 2017 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 Small charge for back duty list recorded (9) 6 Short spell without judge is legally questionable (4) 10 Broke body's defence against source of typhoid (5) 11 Sienna pox disorder is spreading (9) 12 Impressive woman taken in to see Mao post-revolution (7) 13 Declare season satisfactory (7) 14 Cancel tests on unconventional help to see (7,6) 17 People standing too close to video game (5,8) 21 Judge and a clergyman eating snack? (7) 22 Islamic school where hot curry's served about midday (7) 24 Writer in residence's last novel is more gloomy (9) 25 Brother's pointed tool used in fight (5) 26 Relative returning hospital food (4) 27 Plan showing heights giving help to woman on her way back (6,3) Down 1 Gamble to keep man in space (8) 2 Unoriginal end to infant's baptism? (5) 3 Lone hitman at an alternative rendition of a patriotic song (8,6) 4 European in danger at that event (7) 5 Substitute one fabric with another (7) 7 Cafes rise to produce a stew (9) 8 Chimney on derrick's distant but visible (6) 9 Inferior base given to sailor by the French is to be expected (14) 15 Numbers found on tops of equestrian's boots and small bridle parts (9) 16 Eskimo leaders get everyone in to see sea creature (8) 18 Nobleman taking setter to visit monarch yesterday, perhaps (7) 19 Figure used to express a number and letter by master with time for learner (7) 20 Scientist's lawyer has recipe for success (6) 23 Warning of trouble from a republican involved in strike (5)
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