Guardian Cryptic #28854

2022-09-05

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Across

1a

Tucking into stegt flæsk, say, a north Scandinavian (6)

4a

Worshipper vows another time (8)

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9a

Tough being cute? (6)

10a

Works and lectures about exercise (8)

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11a

Make one think of theorem in dispute (6)

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12a

Was judge free to frolic in grass? (8)

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14a

Struggling to inspire praise when nursing a broken heart (10)

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18a

Helped firm to get involved in under-age representation (10)

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22a

Asparagus tip in tempura, battered against the flow (8)

23a

Cultural and moral frame for new beginning (6)

24a

Source of tuna in salad (8)

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25a

Crisp packet's final design showing text (6)

26a

Something for Caesar from an address in Gaul (8)

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27a

A: winner; B: in a draw; ___ ? Not so far! (6)

Down

1d

Convey an image of extremely delicate writer (8)

2d

Unfinished novel: Gong Ringer's Last Thirty Days (8)

3d

Might Ernst & Young watch out at last for corruption? (8)

5d

Feeling down at heart indeed? Iron and iron right away (10)

6d

Half of cellar wine turned up in store (6)

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7d

One's not into fancy elitist names (6)

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8d

Live what's left out of uniform (6)

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13d

Farm on plain somehow filled with rubbish (10)

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15d

All-important fault-finding (8)

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16d

Long time since deregulation for companies (8)

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17d

Teacher said you got into art deco movement (8)

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19d

Turned up fish starter, ate and had a smoke (6)

20d

Clever being like that, you get somewhere at last (6)

21d

Killer groove in public transport (6)

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