The Sunday Crossword No. 3062

August 24, 2019 04:06 pm | Updated 04:06 pm IST

Across

1 Just about to slam furiously (6)

4 With which tours are devised? (8)  

9 Firm finally junks junk food (6)

10 Without alterations? Derelict, oddly deficient (in my opinion) (2,1,3,2)

12 Ditches; gets ready for new partner(4)

13 Bugs inspected sneakily, implicating East(10)

15 ‘I’ll get my revenge,’ as one international lawyer said to another(4,5,3)

18 ‘It’s finished,’ as one auctioneer said to another(5,4,3)

21 Seed-spiller gets back to back in a trice (10)

22 Berry that’s apparently complex antioxidant import – for starters (4)

24 Mischievously insinuate (describing in a way) (8)

25 Revealed by radar: a rather historic landing site (6)

26 Sagas recalled in songs? Yes, Syd: ornately (8)

27 Duck heard, weirdly – that’s a worry (2,4)

Down

1 A cold clergyman is strict (8)

2 State isn’t casually taken over by chief (8)

3 Has a taste of course in León: pimentos without stuffing (4)

5 Lacking content: fully sustaining? That’s wrong! (12)

6 A soup goes here initially to be digested? (10)  

7 Precious, extremely dainty – but ready for the outdoors? (6)

8 Make a further assessment of High Street (6)

11 ‘Sailor not a jerk’: friend with sense under discussion (12)

14 European politician experiences no credit crises or stresses (10)

16 Learner joins motorists’ club before getting vehicle, with energy and freedom to choose (1,2,5)

17 Noisy America, Trump’s chosen conduit(8)

19 India (Goa): wanting articles to supply bit of colour(6)

20 Stylish, special item of clothing for the young (6)

23 Principal pollarded tree (4)

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