Crosswords Set by: Paul Saturday 3 December 2016 19.00 EST Prize crossword No 27,058 Print | PDF version | Accessible version Set by: Paul Saturday 3 December 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 Across 8 Bird, passionate duck (8) 9 Cardinal from Brisbane perhaps, a gas (5) 10 Not many to speak of, what a relief! (4) 11 Respond to baroque around entrance to manor, reflecting the very latest styles (10) 12 Lark catching worm, finally — being intent, did you say? (6) 14 Disheartened lady behind queen in Mary, oddly courteous (8) 15 Shag caught countless oysters, initially behind boat at sea (7) 17 Cuckoo shaggers (7) 20 Excessively large priest in decline, unfortunately born for eating? (8) 22 Well-groomed tree (6) 23 Coffee-maker doctoring report about drink (10) 24 Swift feeding off a starling (4) 25 Modern imagery around gold, a royal favourite? (5) 26 Embarrassing slips, as endless agony compounded among birds (3,5) Down 1 Chapel organ eventually starts after arrangement for a song (2,6) 2 Seagull's after small duck (4) 3 Bird first to reveal concealed assailant (6) 4 Swallow, bird coming up after rook and gull, say? (7) 5 Mark here, Don elsewhere, as soldier (8) 6 Bird, one kissing the driver? (10) 7 Parrot possibly genuine, though not a bird (6) 13 Piece of music, prosaic one jazzed up (5,5) 16 Change around a switch in lamp to see rail or grouse? (8) 18 Mythical bird talks outrageously, coarse stuff (4,4) 19 Gannet left to fill stomach with a lot (7) 21 Fracture in bone, one's not required to stretch (6) 22 Quail bone adorning one king and another (6) 24 Turkey farm's prime cut (4)
