Devoto 3

Across Down
2 Couture among our feathered friends is a repetitive business (6,7)
8 Never sheds! (9)
9 Religion is the French mistress's starting-point (5)
11 Produce confusion in teenager (8)
12 Gilbert wastes time around pet animal (6)
14 Kind of lettering (4)
16 Revolting Robert, that attractive man? (5-5)
18 Marks shading on pavement (10)
19 Land scheme (4)
21 Turns out to be a revolutionary cell (6)
22 One left after tea company goes up in flames (8)
25 A boring practice? (5)
26 He grinds up the basil, right? (9)
27 Fruit of small-scale milk processing industry? (7,6)
1 Deception sounds minor and casual (7,2,4)
2 Smarten up concerning inside enclosure (5)
3 Drag queen is back to gain respect (6)
4 Open the Dutch operation with an excessive response (4,3,3)
5 Levy's no problem (4)
6 High heel can tilt toes around (8)
7 Narrow-minded Blair lie screws up Left (9)
10 Exploit, contain and surpass: no barrier to the birds? (4,6,3)
13 Dissenting Christians, maybe United Reform, in Switzerland twice after release (4,6)
15 Cambridge philosopher Lipton sat around (9)
17 She's a beautiful Italian (8)
20 In the city, final note of elegance (6)
23 Mediterranean fruit leaves everybody dead (5)
24 Dismissive-sounding outerwear (4)

© James Sumner 1997