Crosswords Set by: Rufus Monday 20 March 2017 20.00 EDT Cryptic crossword No 27,149 Print | PDF version | Accessible version Set by: Rufus Monday 20 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 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 Bitter criticism — I'd bear it somehow (8) 5 Shopkeeper pronouncedly less refined (6) 9 A quick drop for one waiting for opening time (4,4) 10 Gunsmiths will add it to their stocks (6) 12 It has branches in Lebanon (5) 13 There's nothing risky with her new type of pudding (9) 14 Worriedly anticipate bill coming in will scupper one (12) 18 Lobby Transport House (8,4) 21 The only waiting here is at the counter (9) 23 Something in the air makes one put on weight? On the contrary (5) 24 Set one's sights higher and improve (4,2) 25 Suit for a girl's best friend (8) 26 Painstaking people enjoy this activity (6) 27 Worried about San Diego (8) Down 1 Fault or default (6) 2 Programme information in commercial article (6) 3 Votes to consult new dean (9) 4 The middle section is convulsed during their performance (5,7) 6 Gathers in spare parts (5) 7 Laird can stand for chief (8) 8 Not so anxious since replacement's arrived? (8) 11 Stunning, but also inspiring? (12) 15 No end of cats here! (4,2,3) 16 Hard taskmaster — he's accepted money that must be turned over (8) 17 Employees take ring road here in the West Midlands (8) 19 Cuts, perhaps, may get us down (6) 20 A number relaxed and stopped (6) 22 Trips on the River Loire (5)
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