1 across. Friend’s securing check after check – he wins lots, ultimately, in these. 5 letters and 7 letters.
9 across. Some farmer in search for swill. 5 letters.
10 across. Experimental area: year in this removing one’s perplexity. 9 letters.
11 across. Trees beside end of street likely gutted at the outset. 7 letters.
12 across. Island I found surrounded by fish in part of Africa. 7 letters.
13 across. Sadly values-lite, like much broadcasting. 10 letters.
15 across. Committed pupil pulls back. 4 letters.
18 across. This gin gets legions drunk. 4 letters.
19 across. Ageing somehow seen linked to knowledge I released. 10 letters.
22 across. Rebuke? Republican hitting ceiling. 7 letters.
24 across. Old still beer getting mark with pen. 7 letters.
25 across. Thumps one with Guardian heartlessly – it’s a mark of the Greens? 5 letters and 4 letters.
26 across. Flower from old times getting attention. 2-3 letters.
27 across. Yes, bad mood may be aggravated by merely adequate historic records. 8 letters and 4 letters.
