15 November 2018
Crossword by Boffles
No.178
Across
1 Summons you to dinner and pinned on your chest (4)
3 ‘ In …………. fields where the poppies grow’ (8)
9 Apparently used for making gin as well as washing (7)
10 Can be hammered or painted (5)
11 Very unlikely to pay for his round (5)
12 Sounds as if you remove the middle of an egg to release an animal (6)
14 No flies on this sort of fisherman? (6)
16 Wrote with sense and sensibility (6)
19 Uproar that ensues when the lunatics take over the asylum? (6)
21 Food found in an Italian public square without a letter (5)
24 Saintly girl? (5)
25 You are left in a muddle if a message is (7)
26 A tsunami is a natural one (8)
27 Pal or mate (4)
Down
1 Astonish with a hit on the mouth (8)
2 Changeless money (5)
4 Party that has got momentum (6)
5 Goat that knows best? (5)
6 Needed to board an aircraft these days (1-6)
7 Sounds if you scatter seed twice, the result is pretty average (2-2)
8 Volte-faces performed by motorists and politicians (1-5)
13 How to get two riders on a bike (2,6)
15 To make the best decision, you need to explore all of them (7)
17 Games adjudicator (6)
18 Left France for political reasons (6)
20 Unauthorised disclosures (5)
22 Nada or zero (5)
23 Music player formed by me and a pea container (4)
