Crosswords Set by: Bonxie Friday 20 January 2017 19.00 EST Cryptic crossword No 27,099 Print | PDF version | Accessible version Set by: Bonxie Friday 20 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 Circular spot on square (6) 4 Provokes party leader to stop plots (6) 9 Bay with a sailing ship (4) 10 A relatively complex document (6,4) 11 Examiner reported to be a smoker (6) 12 Rocket, key one, behind time (8) 13 Assistant admits guilt, returns make up (9) 15 Fret about soldier's surprised expression (4) 16 Lie back, following strike (4) 17 Daughter in week-long struggle to get information (9) 21 The Don is too much of a libertine (8) 22 Makes clean clothes for the theatre (6) 24 Mercenary's arrival more certain, lacking capital (10) 25 Librarian stifles vocal outburst (4) 26 First Lady hates cooking meat loaf (6) 27 Scales initially costing an arm and a leg? (6) Down 1 Scientists here made flexible card envelopes (7) 2 Boy's toilet (5) 3 Second slight reduction in expensive flavouring (7) 5 Approach bar, wanting last bitter (6) 6 Shake it a little to create excitement (9) 7 Put up security (7) 8 They take others off ropes in a storm at sea (13) 14 Balls follows Labour Party (remains thereof) (9) 16 French stick the majority on range (7) 18 Left water spraying across sunlounger (7) 19 Catch spy hanging up a device (7) 20 Advice given to middlemen — move quietly (6) 23 Raise millions to provide new tanks, say (5)
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