ACROSS1 Fail to avoid young lady (4)
MISS [DD]
3
Mount unlikely
check, about work
of little value (3,4,3)
NOT MUCH COP {NOT MU*}{CH} {C}{OP}
9
Name
one volatile
gas (4)
NEON {N}{ONE*}
10
TV lawyer, character defending
army suspect (5,5)
PERRY MASON {PER{RY MA*}SON}
12
Provider of childish amusement, card giving evidence? (4-2-3-3)
JACK-IN-THE-BOX {JACK} {IN THE BOX}
14
Drink from trophy after
Cambridge college los
t at last (6,3)
CLARET CUP {CLARE}{T} {CUP}
16 Fortunate? Very possibly (4)
WELL [DD]
17
Opposed to some in Const
antinople (4)
ANTI [T]
18 Volunteers to feed
US artist's fish (5,4)
MANTA RAYS {MAN{TA} RAY'S}
20
One eager to leave bang on time caught guard breaking into cupboard (5-7)
CLOCK-WATCHER {C}{LOCK-{WATCH}ER}
24
Drudge recalled being beaten about at home (10)
CINDERELLA {C{IN}DERELLA*}
25 First to
recognise a French
character (4)
RUNE {R}{UNE}
26 Weak type, complete
killjoy (3,7)
WET BLANKET {WET} {BLANKET}
27
Extremely cle
ver?
Yes, to some extent (4)
VERY [T]
DOWN1 Leader of
military
junta shot head of
charging
animal (7)
MUNTJAC {M}{JUNTA*}{C}
2
They provide traction,
as shown in broadcast about foremost of
cars (4,6)
SNOW CHAINS {SNOW {C}HAINS*}
4
Clear above top of
tower (5)
OVERT {OVER}{T}
5 One keeping score by enclosure with a
felt-tip (6,3)
MARKER PEN {MARKER} {PEN}
6 Accepted
the law needs changing in a
protectorate (12)
COMMONWEALTH {COMMON}{WEALTH*}
7 Mould in shed (4)
CAST [DD]
8
Evergreen, over in gl
en,
I pollarded (4)
PINE [T<=]
11 The enemy is bound to take its toll?
Wait and see (4,4,4)
TIME WILL TELL {TIME} {WILL TELL}
13
Book desolate inn (5,5)
BLEAK HOUSE {BLEAK} {HOUSE}
15
Tell all to move nearer fair (4,5)
COME CLEAN {COME} {CLEAN}
19 Contemptible involving
Church of
England in
witchcraft (7)
SORCERY {SOR{CE}RY}
21 Reportedly distraught
playwright (5)
WILDE (~wild)
22 Broadcast about introduction of
cigarette
lighter (4)
SCOW {S{C}OW}
23
A single person, out of condition, losing heart (4)
UNIT UN
fIT
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