The Sunday Crossword No. 3008

August 11, 2018 04:02 pm | Updated 04:02 pm IST

Across

1 In direction of current ambition, securing private street (10)

6 Seabird’s wings in storybook turning gold (4)

9 Crew took food according to report(5)

10 Get lost, drained and muddled (9)

12 Track back and pinch vegetable (6)

13 Stocked by fantastic inn, amontillado’s spicy stuff (8)

15 Extra nervous beginner, last of intake in row taken round (6,7)

18 Cat getting little horse so agitated (13)

20 Open with silly run, upset(8)

21 Hurtful obstacle followed by plot(6)

24 Article, canny one stirring anger(9)

25 Question for children (5)

26 Sailing boat left course, going west(4)

27 Healthy and popular, with good weight? Capital (10)

Down

1 Colourant below standard? Certainly time to go into that(8)

2 Gamble from composer dropping name (5)

3 Smart about appeal, fairly well placed (7,6)

4 Unwind remaining part(4)

5 Run into trouble over testimony lacking weight and expertise (10)

7 Outfit infiltrated by devious mole supported by engineers in distance (9)

8 Passionate in study, enthralled by technique (6)

11 Display from person providing website’s latest post(13)

14 Sailor, leader of heroes previously, admitting sin, raised disgust(10)

16 We think differently about number possessing inside information (2,3,4)

17 Learner in shift working for club (8)

19 Study of plants in colour occupying child (6)

22 Live group, harassed (5)

23 Agreement necessary to provide alibi (4)

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