*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition.
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | COCKTAIL BARS – COCK + (BAR in TAILS). |
| 9 | ASCENDANCE – DANC[e] in A SCENE. |
| 11 | PEN PAL – PEAL “involving” (N + P). |
| 12 | DISCAL – (A CD IS L)*. |
| 14 | INTERCESSOR – I + N + TERCES + SOR[e]. |
| 16 | KERMA – [thic]KER MA[sses]. |
| 17 | GOLD NOTE – GO + (TO LEND)*. |
| 19 | PLETHORA – THOR[n] in PLEA. |
| 21 | TRAMP – [abrup]T + RAMP. |
| 23 | CREDULOUSLY – CR + [s]EDULOUSLY. |
| 24 | NEATER – N + EATER. |
| 25 | USNEAS – UNEAS[e] “about” S. |
| 26 | EPHEMERIDS – (M[ayflies] + SPIED HERE)*. |
| 27 | SHIRT DRESSES – (SHRED SISTER’S)*. |
| Down | |
| 1 | COPING-STONES – (SIGNPOST ONCE)*. |
| 2 | OPEN-SOURCE – 0 + PENS + OUR + CE. |
| 3 | CANTAL – CAN’T + AL[l]. |
| 4 | T-CART – TRACT<. |
| 5 | INDEBTED – INDEED “holding” BT. |
| 6 | BASSET HOUND – (ASSET + H[ave]) in BOUND. |
| 7 | ANCORA – COR in ANA. |
| 8 | SELF-ANALYSIS – (ASSES[sment] + FINALLY)*. |
| 10 | SPEEDOMETER – DEEPS< + REMOTE*. |
| 13 | ARMOR PLATE – (MORE PART LA)*. |
| 15 | COLOURED – COED “suppressing” LOUR. |
| 16 | KARAHI – KARA[c]HI. |
| 20 | OBSESS – BOSSES*. |
| 22 | JOSIE – IS< in JOE. |