The Sunday Crossword No. 2991

April 14, 2018 04:02 pm | Updated 04:02 pm IST

Across

1 Understanding close to being achieved (7)

5 Passing movement covered by radio network (3-3)

8 Flightless bird in upper region men disturbed (7,7)

10 Endless surprise about female warrior (6)

11 We run to fill a place, so to speak (2,2,4)

13 Record by one in criminal realm in denial (10)

15 Speaker’s strong salute (4)

17 Gemstone in ring father left (4)

18 Rodent getting cold in country (10)

20 Large amount in appeal involving god (8)

21 Fish from mass in shop (6)

24 File packed with mean tips for muddy field game (6-2-6)

25 Agreement following otherwise unpleasant experience (6)

26 Apparent end of great struggle dividing revolutionary pair (7)

Down

1 Flower I placed on ground very softly on conclusion of ceremony (7,5)

2 One cutting part of flower, mostly brown (5)

3 Good pattern of diamonds around old grotesque carving (8)

4 Obligation to carry right flag (4)

5 Managing nothing before revenge is wrought (10)

6 Momentous, losing wicket twenty short of a hundred (6)

7 British government, bit sorry? Absolutely (9)

9 Polite source, chap with report initially in demand (4-8)

12 Humorist, working hard on act, set up for retirement (10)

14 Way in which actors use sources, coming up with content that’s old (5,4)

16 Most inferior copy in box (8)

19 Postpone research, having day off? Be quiet on that (6)

22 Doctor aimed to provide means of communication (5)

23 Error in faulty poll (4)

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