Alberich 7

A number of the clues are themed: these have no straight part,
and may result in a Sophoclean parlour game (6,12)

Across Down
7 Thebes? Here! (2,3,5,2,2)
8 See 11
9 is 22 (4)
11, 8 It's a comedy - Virgil's Yokels! (7,6,10)
15 Daunts peculiar manufacturer (6)
17 9a for Goebbels, the song claims (2,4)
19 ie? (2,2,2,3,2,2)
22 is 9a (4)
24 Deep Throat's 'phone lines (5,5)
27 Axe ID? (2,3,4,1,5)
1 Officer training to become German (4)
2 Critics change their tune in pitches? (8)
3 The Khan's royal jelly (4)
4 Fantasist loses his head - what a tool! (6)
5 Footwear and new underclothes (4)
6 Turn people on with food (4)
9 Vaulting enthusiast (3)
10 Student's first victim is Mark (5)
12 Might be 8, like New Hall (5)
13 Tree-surgeon bottles up most of his temper (5)
14 Fight mostly in the bath (3)
15 My subject? (5)
16 AT&T's junked junk (3)
18 Bottom's the subject of jokes, sounding like an animal (8)
20 Stuck in before 9 down sounds like Oliver (3)
21 Pierce through confusion by this method (6)
23 Before the volcano goes up...(4)
24 ... turn against English casualty (4)
25 Golfing connection? (4)
26 - run! (4)

© Dave Pritchard 1997