CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. Briefly view battle site in France in privacy (7)

5. Elusive mole skirts border (6)

9. Extend green ground around city (7)

10. Wind spasm overcomes resistance in stomach (7)

11. A small hospital remains (3)

12. Cover with lid enhanced crude medicine (3-5,3)

13. Called about large knotty bit of wood (5)

14. Hide work for tissue trans plant (4,5)

16. Legally obliged to create tax hurdle (4-5)

17. First woman to possess fine Kindle (5)

19. A Sikh needed to change game for children (4-3-4)

22. Eucalyptus stick (3)

23. Noticed teacher swallow ing chilled drink (4,3)

24. A Republican brings up whats owed (7)

26. Mind getting involved in biopsy checking (6)

27. Agent confused about working capacity of ship (7)

Down

1. Young man leaving Bangla desh misconstrued situa tion (7)

2. County lord heard about the heartless head’s lack of warmth (4-11)

3. Royal couple go wrong (3)

4. Surrender crop (5)

5. Indicated initial doubt I occasionally held (9)

6. Publish paper with no leader (5)

7. Odd stranger and OAP soon jailed - one may be deported (7,3,5)

8. Form special sect to seize power (6)

12. Big name flipped in club election (5)

14. Strong signal that’s picked up by auditor (5,4)

15. Nerd eats rare tongue (5)

16. Plant children’s author in audience at the front (6)

18. Seamen reassembled around bow of ship all together (2,5)

20. One pursued by Cortez, violently stealing gold (5)

21. Precise demand (5)

25. Old character doesn’t finish race (3)