LAST SATURDAY’S CRYPTIC ANSWERS

ACROSS

7 S + AND + CAST + L + E, 9 MA(d) + ME, 10 S + TAGGERS, 11 MEREST (hidden), 12 UP TO (anag.), 14 THE + R + MOST + AT, 16 OB + LAST, 18 ALKALI (hidden), 20 RO(MAN A CLE)F ( for rev.), 21 CA’S + K, 22 U(NV)EIL ( lieu rev.), 24 COCA-COLA (letter bank), 26 HER + E, 27 END + ANGERED

DOWN

1 WAIT ( weight hom.), 2 ADAG(e) + IO, 3 B(AREN’T)S SEA ( bases anag.), 4 SEEM ( seam hom.), 5 AM(BROS) I + A, 6 E + MISS + ARIES, 8 T(U)SKED, 13 PRONOUN + (pie)CES, 15 MALEFICENT (anag.), 17 LE(AVEN(u)E)D, 19 PLA + C + ID ( Alp rev.), 21 CACHET (S-to-C letter change), 23 LIED (2 defs.), 25 L + YES