15 July 2021

Crossword by Boffles

No.288

Across

    1  Enormous son in brewing equipment (4)

    3  When one is happy to wear a mask (8)

    9  ‘It’s …. …. Now, Baby Blue’ Dylan (3,4)

  10  Leningrad Bolshevik whose killing triggered many others (5)

  11  Speak –  with difficulty if Saint in front (5)

  12  Roman virgin (6)

  14  Patches of earth and grass gangs fight over? (6)

  16  Its own reward, we are told (6)

  19  New World composer (6)

  21  Depart without permission if French (5)

  24  And one French gives you a game (5)

  25  Seasoned composer? (7)

  26  Pointless sewing kit and direction (8)

  27  Useless to make such an attempt (4)

 

Down

    1  Roman road bridges (8)

    2  How the French greet each other in Tulsa? (5)

    4  What the Queen of Sheba did (6)

    5  Atom bombs, loosely speaking (5)

    6  Which has infected you?  Alpha or Delta? (7)

    7  Wire that has power to shock (4)

    8  Against a bit of poetry (6)

  13  This 3ac is famous (8)

  15  Retaliation for Drake’s ship (7)

  17  Shakespeare was so pictured (2,4)

  18  Victor in heavens avoids work (6)