| Across 1 See 10 5 Butler’s nowhere to be found west of Christchurch (7) 9 Type of prose bully that Gelett Burgess has never seen (6,3) 10/1 2/11’s little chaps have large presence in songs from “Oliver!” if you lend an ear (5-7) 11 See 22 Down 12 One Italian, weary with daughter tending to the right (unlike Don Camillo) (10) 14 Song of Zuzowy regularly leads to needle for one who preys on 10/1 across (11) 16 Run around holder of Ashes (3) 17 Lick US city police department, almost (3) 18 Tolstoy gem I translated for lexicographer (11) 20 Hard tack for race horse? (3,7) 21 Barrel used to create tattoo (4) 24 Two soldiers, that’s huge! (5) 25 Mindful of old boy – butler, perhaps (9) 26 Mr Wise (amongst rest of contributors) forever! (7) 27 Last-minute change of heart at 12? (7) |
Down 1 Organic compounds taken from retort before mid-month (7) 2 Talk show host upset comic actor from Hollywood’s Golden Age (5) 3 Jade covering (4) 4 Less important educational establishment? (9,6) 5 “I’d ban wrongdoers!” – annoyed actor from Hollywood’s Golden Age (6,1,8) 6 Activist fighting for online business? (3-7) 7 Small figures uncoil – human? Not quite – different (9) 8 Audibly attacks study of an area in northwest London (7) 13 Republic of NZ beats UK one? Unlikely (10) 15 Four bears, I’m told, aren’t found in this children’s home (9) 17 Dip in road leading to Italian dish (7) 19 “It’s back!” – Insect-ridden epistolary addressee (7) 22/11 Writer had dollar change (5,4) 23 Pizzazz may be seen after con (4) |
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