Saturday 28th May Weekend Crossword No. 2927

A bit slow today, literally no clue until the paper arrived. Nothing on line :)



ACROSS:

1. Solving clue could hinge on this...

5. Roman senator?

9. Yearly form filling exercise

10. In clue

11. MV=merchant vessel plus anagram of CINCTURE

13. ER=hessitantly and LE=the in French needed

14. In clue

16. Anagram of ART MIX

18. Anagram of DEACON IS

21. I CAB needed in common fruit

22. In clue

24. Not transfer to bigger weaponry?

25. Anagram

26. Fee per record, etc.



DOWN:

1. School maths equipment

2. Er... got from straight clue using finisher :(

3. Grateful for an easy clue for ME

4. Initial letters from first two words and TT=dry. Pastry might be this?

5. Petrol company name!

6. Also a name for a popular cake shop item. Itchy clue!

7. Anagram minus SO

8. Massive anagram

12. Seaside shell shoes???

15. Easy clue

17. I say, great clue. Don't you know!

19. Anagram

20. Spacey?

23. Russian James Bond...