1 across. Don’t be cruel to old comedian, simple at heart. 2 letters, 4 letters and 2 letters.
5 across. Duck as light motorcycle loses one wheel? 6 letters.
9 across. Leave secretly, ramp unavailable. 5 letters and 3 letters.
10 across. Contended resistance stops suffering from malaria. 6 letters.
12 across. Go up: temperature perfect for returning. 5 letters.
13 across. Great area on Earth’s exterior in which woodlice are found. 9 letters.
14 across. Intuit a chess blunder, making up for it. 12 letters.
18 across. Resentful air spoiled farewell observances. 7 letters and 5 letters.
21 across. Such mathematics left audience floundering. 9 letters.
23 across. Be terrified of judge’s pronouncement. 5 letters.
24 across. Homeland Security for one get on closing clubs in E Coast city. 6 letters.
25 across. In depresssed area knight spies city. 8 letters.
26 across. They are beaten less, or flogged. 6 letters.
27 across. Game that looks easy for beginners in brief sketches. 8 letters.
