Crosswords Set by: Rufus Monday 16 January 2017 19.00 EST Cryptic crossword No 27,095 Print | PDF version | Accessible version Set by: Rufus 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 Bread in test case exhibited in court (8) 5 A boring set-up (3,3) 9 Big dog very good about change of lead (8) 10 Highly bred? (6) 12 The church always brings comfort (5) 13 Drunken roisterer to frighten people badly (9) 14 Wrote and agreed (12) 18 They may be running the moment race is organised (12) 21 Pays for implement to make furniture (9) 23 Fossil resin that should be approached with caution (5) 24 State some foregone conclusion (6) 25 Head south for the main cities (8) 26 Part the cad needed to play (6) 27 Repairmen take in article in turns (8) Down 1 Do a rush job on the roof? (6) 2 One's king set up a republic (6) 3 Such a steak is rarely served (9) 4 Initial repetition is only repetition after all (12) 6 Girl has half an hour in a state (5) 7 Cancels order for windscreens — not new (8) 8 Gallery finds finales welcome surprises (8) 11 News handout of journalists' redundancy (5,7) 15 Performance in the theatre switched to open air (9) 16 A spot of capital punishment (8) 17 I am on the way — the way forward (8) 19 Idle Jack leads, fuming (6) 20 Course at Oxford is after credit when in trouble (6) 22 Good man in charge, with love at heart, makes a good bearer (5)
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