Times Cryptic #26906

2017-12-12

Solve on Times →

Across

1a

Drawer closed, fighting to grab book (6)

4a

International team's way to win, holding firm (8)

10a

Romantic and tender, disturbed by one kiss (7)

11a

Champion after bronze, failing (7)

12a

Artist encountered in street, typically (4)

flowerflowerflower
13a

Handle nothing but risqué plays (10)

15a

Ordinary fellow's English journal commandeered by Trots (3,6)

16a

Bit of a bloomer, being as far as possible from NW China? (5)

18a

Separate set of countries with private code (5)

19a

Lad in trouble with censor that's pardoned slave (9)

flowerflowerflower
21a

Servants emerging from shadows with forms (10)

23a

Prejudice from another time restricting author initially (4)

26a

Not exactly promising more staff (7)

27a

Second buffoon given gold watch (7)

28a

No longer have desire to score points (4,4)

29a

Army commanders, with informal agreement, are ingratiating (4,2)

Down

1d

Sending up of books in French that is old hat (5)

2d

A wide step, moving up to the middle (5-4)

flowerflowerflower
3d

Confess to a viceat first it hurts (4)

5d

German city's constant public transport curbing excessive (7)

6d

She's into wandering about in French sportswear (6,4)

8d

Enjoy everything, almost, connected with one's plant (9)

flowerflowerflower
9d

Take some time to get fit (6)

14d

Flash twin waffling, suffering from loss of memory (5-5)

15d

German we agree not cut up but resentful (9)

17d

Mean to retain notes for future reading (9)

19d

Small nation not forgetting ordinary men in military academy (7)

20d

Fancied a small drink around start of extra time (6)

22d

I like that treacly stuff, cook! (4-1)

24d

Pet that barber keeps (5)

25d

News concerning most of Ulster sent up (4)