Crossword #11

© Paddy Grove 2003

ACROSS

8. Godly order making waves? (3,5,2,5)
9. Coercion of terribly rude Nazi soldiers (6)
10. Beauty product I spilt carelessly, principally Calvin Klein (8)
11. Ring-of-fire bird (8)
13. Military display is rubbish as well (6)
15. Textile work is imminent (7)
17. Having no fixed abode, familiar relative found in barrel (7)
19. Laid into convicted criminal, it's reported (4,2)
20. Don't forget to sew arm back on? (8)
22. Spring mist enveloping king's vault (4-4)
24. Wind carrying graduate's headgear (6)
26. Openings of the Nuremberg trials, unabridged - explosive stuff! (15)

 

DOWN

1. Boyfriend is a violin player, we're told (4)
2. Master ploughed up flower (6)
3. One not welcome in ancient Rome (7,3,5)
4. Pacific swimmer is alone, upset (3-4)
5. Interminable movement from up-tempo oriental composition (9,6)
6. Tyrant's detectives returning, thanks to king (8)
7. Fashionable artist deserts French president (4)
12. Behold large tome, finally unbound (5)
14. Leaders of Oxford University not carrying excessive weight (5)
16. Proverbially calm place to amble quietly on first day (8)
18. Soldier from way back, a hired thug (7)
21. Temporary resting place in sanitorium or guesthouse (6)
23. Ignoring the odds, Le Carre's characters found in the cornfield? (4)
25. A river, isn't it? (4)

 

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