No 14576, Saturday 30 August 2025, Saral

ACROSS
7 Condition of abandoned seaside (7) DISEASE*
8 Baron wants cocktail in tour (6) RAMBLE {bRAMBLE}

9 Preparing draft about institute without guidance (6) ADRIFT {DRAFT}* about {I}
10 One displacing article from row behind second store (8) SQUIRREL {QU(-a+I)RREL}<=>{S}
11 Deport criminal pirate held by judge (10) REPATRIATE {PIRATE}* in RATE
13 Letter from the right college (4) ETON<
14 Came casually for summit (4) ACME*
16 Warning a bellboy from the middle near passage (5) ALARM {A}{belLboy}{ARM}
18 Enchantment of Ramayana (4) MAYA [T]
19 Lady lost weight in Gulf country (4) OMAN {wOMAN}
21 Unimaginative writer covering international trade, perhaps (10) PEDESTRIAN {PEN} about {I TRADE}* s from? See comments
23 Short felines returning, caught burying a ball (8) STACCATO {CATS<}{C{A}T}{O}
25 Animals running in shore shortly (6) RHINOS {IN SHORe}*

26 Able to hide in locality mainly. It's mysterious (6) ARCANE {AR{CAN}Ea}
27 Hard to control husband with trauma at first in sympathy (7) THOUGHT {T{H}OUGH}{Trauma}
 

DOWN
1 Valuation not working in maisonette building (8) ESTIMATE {MAISonETTE}*
2 Bearcat source of infection spreading germs (8) BACTERIA {BEARCAT Infection}*
3 Watches from both sides (4) SEES [Palindrome]
4 Group travelling to Peru (6) TROUPE*
5 European girl to enter lake and come out (6) EMERGE {E}{MER{G}E}
6 Story of largely ordinary novel (8) ALLEGORY {LARGELY O}*
7 Avoid party with director for example from the south (5) DODGE {DO}{D}{EG<}
12 Present a contest on crossword finally (5) AWARD {A}{WAR}{crossworD}
15 Church arranging meet by rector near yard in burial ground (8) CEMETERY {CE}{MEET*}{R}{Y}
17 Primarily handle problem lifting space rocket (8) MUSHROOM { Handle SUM<}{ROOM}
18 Male coach bypassing head in union (8) MARRIAGE {M}{cARRIAGE}
20 Delicious drink Puerto Rican rum I pour out (6) NECTAR {puErTo RiCAN}*
21 Steps outside large settings (6) PLACES {P{L}ACES}
22 Stop injured acrobat leaving a competition initially (5) ABORT {acROBAT}*
24 For starters only aloo tikkas - special breakfast item (4) OATS [Acrostic]

REFERENCE LIST

Baron=B, Institute=I, One=I, Second=S, Weight=W, International=I, Caught=Ct, Ball=O, Husband=H, European=E, Girl=G, Ordinary=O, Director=D, Church=CE, Rector=R, Yard=Y, Male=M. Large=L