Crosswords Set by: Tramp Wednesday 15 March 2017 20.00 EDT Cryptic crossword No 27,145 Print | PDF version | Accessible version Set by: Tramp Wednesday 15 March 2017 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 Special instructions: 15 March 2017: at 8 down, the last word was missing originally 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 Short words on book, lines not clear (6) 4 Picture of old heavy drinker after time (6) 9 Is Best essentially keeping fit? (4) 10 Persistent complaints left by Chelsea wags (10) 11 See 1 down 12 See 1 down 13 Force down extra large tablets before strong drinks (9) 15 Five in the morning with quiet attractive girl (4) 16 Former Catholic entering United (4) 17 Go to sleep with this bimbo model (not about to split) (9) 21 Less sharp, bladdered, I put some bottles back (8) 22 "Port's stolen", boozer admitted (6) 24 Almost down a shot, sporting great entering wild party (10) 25 Turn around second leg (4) 26 Goes stretches dry — most affected (6) 27 "Round-on-way" line (6) Down 1, 11, 12 Accept what's offered in cash — George Best cons bar when drunk (7,4,2,8) 2 Put out film collection (5) 3 Protection for an American series of games (7) 5 Doctor on way, heroin injected carelessly (6) 6 Gives up bitter? Get going! (4-5) 7 Optic to discharge relief for bad spectator? (7) 8 List of constituents each with large, smooth cut by Hannibal, reportedly (9,4) 14 United captain first to fill double on recovery (9) 16 Wretch finished with model (7) 18 Past: pluck from memory (2,5) 19 Career over? Confess getting treatment (7) 20 Trouble with greed, perhaps around looker (6) 23 Singers from US behind AC/DC covers (5)
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