Guardian cryptic crosswordNo 27,669 set by Philistine

Guardian cryptic crossword No 27,669 set by Philistine

Clues are in alphabetical order of the last letter of their solutions, which should be entered in the grid jigsaw-wise where they will go. The grid, being symmetrical, can be filled in two ways, but some clues indicate which is the correct one.

A Ecstasy and hemp mix are back: they won't last (8)

B Fast food is over, vacant rock chick, over! (5,5)

C An epic disaster makes us breathless (6)

D Waiting for 550: this is bad news coming up (2,4)

E Try to evaluate visitor with one friend (10)

F Scarf that king and queen put on head (8)

G Notwithstanding its case for prayers (8)

H Ruby, if the rot set (8) I Start to fancy men and women in

the desert (4) J Heartbroken Juliet's rule (3,3) K Everything's fine with Carlyle

stock regularly disposed of (4,2) L Mark takes a breather from union

man (8)

M Appease wild Mardi Gras at last (6) N Some won't tolerate this

instrument being carried in gun casing (6) O Picked from the bottom, a top fruit (6) P Rampant friend married for some skin (6) Q Men's magazine covering church in Cheltenham (4) R Move unsteadily with speaker out west (6) S Researchers say blue tits eat seeds primarily (10) T Choose one film for a positive thinker (8) U Nutty sounding pastille? (6) V Turn over, like skinless chicken? (4) Some supervision needed for sexual deviant (4) W Torture team hitches first (10) X Set compiler would at first inform on the fight (5,3) Y Tender and in a poor state outside hospital (6) Declare acid laboratory extremely lethal (6) Z Singer of jazz briefly struggling with an OBE (4,4)

The first five correct entries drawn each week win Can You Solve My Problems? Entries to: The Guardian Crossword No 27,669, P.O. Box 17566, Birmingham, B33 3EZ, or Fax to 0121-742 1313 by first post on Friday. Solution and winners in the Guardian on Monday 26 November.

Solution No. 27,668

BAAB S T F C

L EMON D R O P WH E E L

OOD I I I AA

TORCH DE TONAT ED

AI LT

H

HOL Y S E E I NS P E C T

O

W

NURR

PETR I P I G CASTE

EHFU

C

A

DEEPEST ST I LTED

W

SONH

P ROV END E R C R E AM

UROODTO I

ME L ON WR I T L A RG E

P D S ND Y YN

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