Crosswords Set by: Vlad Thursday 23 February 2017 19.00 EST Cryptic crossword No 27,128 Print | PDF version | Accessible version Set by: Vlad Thursday 23 February 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 28 Across 1, 10 Idiot gets another comradely tip: "Communication unbecoming to office" (7,9) 5, 27 Respected leader's call … h'm … with ban on air travel? (7,7) 9 Leaving government crushed like a ball (5) 10 See 1 11 Elaborate on payment royal received, though not personally involved (5,4) 12 Compound at Calais is about to be reinstated (5) 13 Parties (some) withdrawing — case dismissed (5) 15 Article describing America in hell — horrible picture (5,4) 18 Men atone finally for wrong … in small measure (9) 19 Computers do it best — time you invested (3,2) 21 Got Georgia's dosh (5) 23 Hit back with an "alternative fact" — journalist turned away (9) 25 Remove main ingredients stopping choice (9) 26 Stretch working group (5) 27 See 5 28 Woman with appeal in paper not available (7) Down 1 Are endlessly having dust-ups over taxes (7) 2 Dinosaur droppings inside, one assumes (9) 3, 6 Loony left vote destroyed respected leader (5,9) 4 Robin and Batman initially arrested — crazy! (9) 5 Try leader out — that's more than enough! (5) 6 See 3 7 Pick up top off that bottle! (5) 8 The boss has spoken of Boris previously (7) 14 Nice old leader is upset, having to entertain a jerk (9) 16 Want to be noticed taking small lady up (9) 17 A less respected leader about to embrace flighty type — counteragent? (9) 18 Lead offered by 6, not 3 (3,4) 20 Awkward at the start — new dude in secretary's private area (7) 22 Scottish town makes appearance in news (5) 23 Once more in range earlier (5) 24 Cause to attack over records (5)
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