Times Cryptic #26713

2017-05-01

Solve on Times →

Across

1a

Refined weapon, good for engagement (3-5)

Generating...
6a

Bird shaking off tail, freezing (6)

Generating...
9a

Collecting a heavy weight, send giants to rebuild megalith (8,5)

Generating...
10a

Strong drink, two rupees (6)

flowerflowerflower
11a

Having sealed off old pub, takes to court winning evidence? (8)

Generating...
13a

Hazy, perhaps, like a hanging mist? (2,2,3,3)

Generating...
15a

Winning round ends in short shotthis? (4)

Generating...
16a

Pretty average entertainment (4)

flowerflowerflower
18a

Cry, sobbing uncontrollably, gentle voice long gone (4,6)

flowerflowerflower
21a

Soldier like Frenchman, for example (8)

Generating...
22a

Wet politician in power (6)

Generating...
23a

Masseur put his foot down, being officially sanctioned (6-7)

Generating...
25a

Legendary woman, long-distance runner (6)

Generating...
26a

Advertising method thus dropped, extremes of tastelessness contained (4,4)

Generating...

Down

2d

Loose nuts screwed up, then hit (7)

Generating...
3d

Island prison captivated by relative singing in an opera (4,7)

Generating...
4d

Guts of male climbing cherry tree (5)

Generating...
5d

Singer not entirely conscious in a trance (7)

Generating...
6d

See one store in brownish-red, unfinished (9)

Generating...
7d

Chinese path where grass comes up (3)

Generating...
8d

Part of kettle for water perhaps? (7)

Generating...
12d

Where wallowers at home when studying part of the brain? (11)

Generating...
14d

Man unusually in front of a train? An islander (9)

Generating...
17d

This paper's theme adapted for The Times, perhaps? (7)

Generating...
19d

Undoing last bits of thin rope, me and sibling (7)

Generating...
20d

Able to stand blood pressure initially, ideal to exercise (7)

Generating...
22d

Stick man? (5)

flowerflowerflower
24d

Not entirely a fool, nineteenth-century author (3)

Generating...