Across 6: I’m in the Middle East; little sibling follows, making an impression (7) 7: Short-haired dog does its business half-heartedly, turning to finish (3,2) 8: Keep back before neutron blast (4) 10: Might it have a twist which would keep us in suspense? (7,3) 12: Victory: Ireland gets six points from Austria (8) 14: Come clean about comment in pieces of work (6) 15: Proceed immediately to read Guardian’s leaders, being absorbed (5) 16: Charges at it, both taken aback (5) 21: Wind blowing hypersensitizes - being uneasy, sense it is to be avoided (6) 23: Clocking Viking being bitten by boar, start to yell (8) 24: Pot and pan: I’m behind with tidying up (6,4) 25: Act as directed by the Office for Budget Responsibility and Ernst & Young (4) 26: Platform-like flower? (5) 27: Floral ornament from Romania put on sofa (7) |
Down 1: Some partaking in neat spirit (4) 2: Type of oil painting or sculpture stored in the freezer, oddly (3,4) 3: Rising, judge admits Eric, being annoyed (ie comparatively angry) (7) 4: ‘Stokes is incredible’, says Spooner – but this isn’t what he’d usually throw (6,4) 5: Sick Highland cow’s eaten arsenic (6) 9: Similar to one found in a body of water (5) 11: Encyclopaedia covers revolutionary concept (4) 13: Most defiant? His gauntlet has been thrown… (10) 17: A couple under pressure finally break a leg (5) 18: Irishwoman sat in lounge, drinking (4) 19: Not a help for transportation? Quite the opposite! (7) 20: Gathered swamp monster upset Johnny? (7) 22: The Gods of Heliopolis, encompassing Nephthys, Nut etc.; Atum, divine, at the summit (6) 25: One’s used to pledge love by turncoat husband (4) |
To enter this competition, send your entry as an image or in list format the plain version and the 3 items to ccpuzzles@talktalk.net before 8th April 2021. The first correct entry drawn from the hat will receive a book from the Chambers range, which has been donated by Chambers. |