Guardian Cryptic #28819

2022-07-26

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Across

1a

Sign programme's finishing early (3,6)

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6a

Look, fellows, current's coming in! (4)

8a

Get on well with one posh bloke after bonk (3,2,3)

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9a
4d

A lot of cleaning staff to keep home going for actor (6,7)

10a

Will one want people getting on with the job? (6)

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11a

Enforcer-in-chief's rightextremist spilling his guts (8)

12a

It could be an Oxford way of speaking (6)

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15a

Can mean trouble, as Billy the Kid was (8)

16a

Small vessels in which one crosses over river (8)

19a

Mate, I nearly forgot to back more than one English runner (6)

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21a

With flattery, talk round Eastern European living in desperation (8)

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22a

Plays with old money children dropped (6)

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24a

Bird told me to go halves, taking back note (6)

25a

That's frightening about fan's collapse (4,4)

26a
1d

Almost a disasterpoint to what should prevent a shock (4,5)

27a

OK member of the bourgeoisie receives black mark (2,7)

Down

1d

See 26

2d

Leaving? Rousing cheer initially let out (7)

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3d

No money for accommodation on square? Spend the night here (5)

4d

See 9

5d

Cardinal's displeasure at court summons originally is diverting (9)

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6d

Undertaking counterpart of 8, might one say, that's timeless? (7)

7d

Skin deep woundone kept getting careless taking E's (9)

13d

No reason to be worried about end of term feature (5,4)

14d

Tell blonde nurses to come around (9)

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17d

Row about home getting low rating (3-4)

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18d

Climax during drink! What did you say? (5,2)

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20d

Having sustained success, Ronaldo left for Germany, surprisingly (2,1,4)

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22d

Diamonds I repeatedly show a Spaniard (5)

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23d

Before leaving north, live where the best players are (1-4)

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