17 March 2016

Crossword by Boffles

Plain Vanilla 6

Across

    1  Links are often made where this is played (4)

    3  Gulf state (3,5)

    9  Isolated area of a state such as Danzig (7)

  10  Threatened layer (5)

  11  Betjeman wanted some to fall on Slough (5)

  12  Treatment bottom on most people’s list (5)

  14  Insect which can be a plague (6)

  16  Flashing light for entertainment (6)

  19  A liaison (6)

  21  Drug dealer (5)

  24  What twitterers do (5)

  25  Banned in most sports (7)

  26  Legal action to establish a principle (4,4)

  27  Unwanted plant but still pushed by 21ac (4)

 

Down

    1  Nazi a danger to actresses in particular (8)

    2  Temporary post holder (5)

    4  Uses barley, yeast and hops (6)

    5  Bee with military uses (5)

    6  Guacamole essential (7)

    7  No perfect ending but still a thought (4)

    8  Slang for those carrying too much weight (6)

  13  The Beatles did at Abbey Road (8)

  15  Espresso and cappuccino, for example (7)

  17  Combustible dating app (6)

  18  Cheese & onion used to be popular (6)

  20  Montezuma was one (5)

  22  Bridged at Avignon (5)

  23  Abbreviated data (4)