| Clues across |
| 1 | Monsters, hot and ready for action (6) |
| 4 | “Bruin” not the right code, perhaps, when stuck in the Arctic (8) |
| 10 | Contrivance used by Ms West, suppressing facial feature (7) |
| 11 | Kind of grate – it’s said for ever (3-4) |
| 12 | European currencies of fixed exchange rate, we’re told, are left high and dry (9) |
| 13 | He lives abroad on one-time French island (5) |
| 14 | After battle, speechify bombastically at superior soldier, bringing on sergeant-major (7,7) |
| 17 | In error, police framed Leslie Smith initially, publishing his own case (4-10) |
| 21 | Cut a caper in Antioch? Oh, no! (5) |
| 22 | Self-drive car, rear end twisted, going round well-hoed plot where I’m found (9) |
| 24 | Translate “Wash fifty-two” into foreign language (7) |
| 25 | Gore, upset by anorexia (not first-class ruler!), is found in the kitchen (7) |
| 26 | Use gold to put French ‘name’ (unknown) in place for self-government (8) |
| 27 | Academic in ocean reversed positive poles (6) |
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| Clues down |
| 1 | Men who to upset in the place where one was born? (4-4) |
| 2 | Goal which won game last month I get red about (7) |
| 3 | One unknown on British island is self-evident (5) |
| 5 | Financial stoics, losing first of number, re-arrange system of categorisation (14) |
| 6 | She can be a dying swan or an ill bear (9) |
| 7 | What this means: “I lit up inside” (7) |
| 8 | Gives up on the Spanish fuel (6) |
| 9 | I mail terrorist about laying claim to land (14) |
| 15 | Love a very loud section which never gets started (9) |
| 16 | Dottie’s in trouble (missed start of term), making issues (8) |
| 18 | Passage copied by former spouse suppressing pamphlet (7) |
| 19 | Duck when short drink is thrown up over everyone . . . . (7) |
| 20 | . . . Due to this, caused by one swallowed by Greek character at sea (6) |
| 23 | Before directions are given, tidy up appearance (5) |
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