Guardian Cryptic #27714

2019-01-10

Solve on Guardian →

Across

1a

Face rival, having to give in (6)

4a

Signs of corruption due to misplaced zeal in home counties (6)

9a

Orator's backing cardinal (4)

10a

Musical measure for feet and arms? (5,5)

11a

20, smarter one's skedaddled (6)

12a

Joe Bloggs's name very peculiar (8)

flowerflowerflower
13a

Harry's inherently appealing (9)

15a

Wellington also bowled over (4)

16a

Standard sailor suit has one (4)

17a

Constable possibly tailing Tory fraudster? (3,6)

21a

Current strength for each time period, starting with a month (8)

22a

Refuse burden (6)

24a

Insect ingested by supremely reckless antelope (10)

25a

Withdrawal of record possible? No way (4)

26a

Extremely granular cereal used for bread at one time (6)

27a

Bemoan king imprisoned by soldier and never discovered? (6)

Down

1d

Six others primarily behind abuse (7)

flowerflowerflower
2d

Fish from river in dispute (5)

3d

Stomach-related wind illusory, so they say (7)

5d

Youngster looking flushed mounted steps (6)

6d

Can't stay alive without oxygen, whatever the damage (2,3,4)

7d

Delight in French refrain (7)

8d

Sound control evident as forceful goddess ran into HM (13)

14d

Strange case of eccentric Scot due to inherit (7,2)

16d

Avoiding military police in breaking jail (7)

18d

Utter scoundrels in the ascendant, second-raters excepted (3-4)

19d

Last couple of people supporting expensive addition to church? (7)

20d

Rule out elevated part for poor player (6)

23d

Maidens during church trip putting on airs (5)

flowerflowerflower