Crosswords Set by: Hectence Monday 1 August 2016 20.00 EDT Quiptic crossword No 872 Print | Accessible version Set by: Hectence Monday 1 August 2016 20.00 EDT 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 No hope of French couple's son getting ahead (7) 5 Play on words has some Morse code for experts (7) 9 Before lunch everybody comes back to see this animal (5) 10 Symbol of courage (9) 11 Softly stroke flower with delight (6,4) 12 Feel scared by loud organ! (4) 14 For getting on plane: directors get in first, then doctor, then an American behind (8,4) 18 Kind of blush about poem Ted composed (4-8) 21 Fashion for old cloth's elegant, initially (4) 22 Working out numbers for crime, hit at corruption (10) 25 English come together with bearing, outwardly cheery in crisis (9) 26 Drug, in the near future, is about to become a rope around your neck (5) 27 Petition hospital department about bringing back volunteers (7) 28 Religious festival's name is oriental (7) Down 1 Water down some Lucozade at first in miserable diet (6) 2 Grab top spot, naturally! (6) 3 Come what may, a high street's secured by companies (2,3,5) 4 Go over to put a new hat on? (5) 5 Invite pal round, when unhappy (9) 6 Old boatbuilder's working up one final berth (4) 7 They win a throw by causing obstruction (2,3,3) 8 Gentleman's award is reported with amazement (8) 13 Spies conceal cock-up ere M arrives with contracts (10) 15 Artist runs line through space and time (9) 16 Distress for Rhode Island woman under gag order (8) 17 Toilet initially gets put on building site that's most muddy! (8) 19 Tried to point to overt mismanagement (6) 20 Poles secure Native American panel (6) 23 Bust myth associated with energy-giving herb (5) 24 Giant dog reeks a bit (4)
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