
Warning: A number of grid entries
are not 1 across 20.
ACROSS 1,20 “Vertically
challenged” for a start (not “very short”!) appears among
right loco tripe designed to be this (11,7) 7 Treat
contemptuously as Hell (3) 9 Swingers finish university in
cushy situation, chiefly (9) 10 Single fellow from the east
harbours love for woman (5) 11 Char possibly used to be
engaged as cleaner of saloon? (3-4) 12 Bare patches on
skin likely to start to improve in time (7) 13 First off,
airdrop at sea involves Corps having to pull it!
(7) 15 The issue’s tender (9) 17 You’re boarding the QE2?
On the contrary, and jokes will result (3-6) 19 Martial arts
instructor’s not one to show feeling (5) 20 See 1
across 22 Is Alberich leading capably and in a pleasant
manner? (7) 24 Confectionery that’s an American dish
(7) 25
Flying Ryanair mostly takes forever, daughter
maintained – and one saves for this! (1,5,3) 27
Gallo-Brittonic speaker is caught in downpour (1-4) 28 Model snogs slim cop
for all to see – you can read about it in
these (6.7)
DOWN 1 It’s worthless stuff, whichever way you
look at it (3) 2 Boyfriend has name for very unsociable
sort (5) 3
Perhaps Donald Duck’s first to accept automobile
as an advantageous expedient (5,4) 4 Blockhead on shift
makes peanuts (5,6) 5 Sally’s sadly contracted rabies
(5) 6 River Tyne a good swim? Zulu will plunge in (7) 7
One may be present in theatre to remove fluid to keep
operation short (4-7) 8 Husband pays children
working for place selling craft supplies? (4,9) 11 British
motorists back riding bike? This biological process may
benefit! (6,5) 14 Make excessive fuss about Bill
appearing in public (9) 16 A ruler, on reflection, very
much independent of religious movement (9) 18 On top of
mountain, kill calf (7) 19 Chaplain’s blessed waterway
(4,5) 21 Pieces of wood with tapered ends skewer climbing
animal trapped inside (7) 23 To make dark chocolate
pud, ultimately I am after top bit of Bournville (5) 26 The old quarter is OK
(3)
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