The Sunday Crossword No. 3057

July 20, 2019 04:07 pm | Updated 04:07 pm IST

Across

1 Passage from tango and boléro’s composer (6)

4 Rambling, untoward rambling (5-3)

9 Frightfully loud neckwear for a sentimental type (6)

10 Roaring missiles, second becoming first (8)

12 Group getting around the law in America? (3,1,4)

13 Tell the cops about lunatic fringe (6)

15 Philosopher with urges for fatty food (5,3,4)

18 Ludicrously citing Nando’s as stereotypical middle-class fare? (3,3,6)

21 I tear around centre of Bonn in my dreams (2,4)

22 It was Byzantine, garbled, convoluted and ultimately intricate (8)

24 Shunned by society, stems endless desire to discuss work (4,4)

25 Stimulating dream I like very much (6)

26 Hallowed figure that is the source of many mysteries (8)

27 Village greens used to have these stores (6)

Down

1 Cricket match underground as part of an experiment (4,4)

2 Close? Far? Out – that is, not in the house (8)

3 Going over six state lines: it’s Jean-Paul Sartre and friends! (15)

5 Oh no: celebrity’s on the rise (4)

6 Working in restaurant, didn’t remember to open up for party, leading to drama (7,3,5)

7 A dagger’s drawn, oddly: it’s tense (2,4)

8 Coaches turn to rust (6)

11 Tom Cruise film with daredevil navy airman (4,3)

14 What’s ever-so briny? (4,3)

16 ITV with manic broadcast about dietary stipulation found in Brussels (7,1)

17 Tests idiot about uniform (2-6)

19 Manoeuvre’s putting second section before first: sweet! (3,3)

20 Sportsman with something more substantial than a cap (6)

23 One marsh reverts to become a barren tract (4)

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