Solutions for Crossword No 1

All of these have been posted under the comments sections by various solvers. Here's a consolidated version, with the grid. I ll try to post the next one around the end of the month.

1 P

R

2 E

S

3 T

I

4 D

I

5 G

I

6 T

A

7 T

O

8 R

A

F

R

R

A

I

R

I

9 S

U

F

F

I

C

E

10 R

E

C

L

A

S

P

T

E

E

S

N

T

G

O

11 O

C

C

U

R

12 S

C

E

N

A

R

I

O

S

R

T

A

R

C

T

13 S

T

U

M

14 P

A

G

E

15 A

T

T

16 I

R

E

A

R

E

17 R

O

N

18 A

L

L

I

E

S

19 F

O

R

E

S

T

E

20 R

R

F

21 T

U

E

A

22 C

A

23 S

T

E

L

E

S

S

24 S

H

R

E

D

H

T

R

L

S

C

K

U

25 A

V

A

R

I

C

E

26 E

T

H

A

N

O

L

I

I

T

G

A

A

I

A

27 C

U

R

R

I

C

U

L

U

M

V

I

T

A

E

Across

1. Magician tricks priest, lady rotating backwards without pole (15)

PRESTIDIGITATOR: {PRIEST*} {DI} {GnITATOR <-  -n}

AInd: Tricks

Lady == DI

9. We return with loud crystal to satisfy (7)

SUFFICE: {SU <-} {FF} {ICE}

FF == short form of loud (Fortissimo)

Cyrstal == ice

10.  About to hold and unite again (7)

RECLASP: {RE} {CLASP}

11. Happen to come to mind (5)

OCCUR: [DD]

12. Outlines of arsenic so tempered (9)

SCENARIOS: {ARSENIC SO *}

AInd: Tempered

13. Must change leaf for the right to cut standing timber (8)

STUMPAGE: {MUST*} {PAGE}

AInd: change

15. Dress for a race with rage (6)

ATTIRE: {A} {TT} {IRE}

18. Gangster prevaricates to partners (6)

ALLIES: {AL} {LIES}

19. Dweller of woods, monarch after woods (8)

FORESTER: {FOREST} {ER}

ER == Monarch (Elizabeth Regina)

22. A society without stations (9)

CASTELESS [CD]

24. Fragment of vixen trading direction for date (5)

SHRED: {SHREW –w + d}

:

25. Greed from pointless distraught variance (7)

AVARICE: {VARIAnCE* –n}

AInd: Distraught

26. Intoxicant makes me leave them alone unsettled (7)

ETHANOL: {THem ALONE * -me}

AInd: unsettled (them alone); makes (me)

27 Absurdly lucrative, curium provides overview of one’s expertise (10,5)

CURRICULUM VITAE: {LUCRATIVE CURIUM *}

AInd: Absurdly

Down

1. Clergymen of old Beaver States (7)

PASTORS: {PAST} {ORS}

OR == Oregon == Beaver State, riding on the plural form of states for the S

2. Potent concoction of facet fuel (9)

EFFECTUAL: {FACET FUEL *}

AInd: Concoction

3. Judge initially tested Rhode Island emergency response (5)

TRIER: {T} {R} {I} {E} {R}

4. Cover oldness at equestrian event (8)

DRESSAGE: {DRESS} {AGE}

5. Hedger loses drunk editor to gather (6)

GARNER: {GARdeNER –ed*}

AInd: drunk

6. Game of tailless mark, finesse, and headless digit (3-3-3)

TIC-TAC-TOE: {TICk -k} {TACT} {tOE –t}

7. Nearly sad auricles (5)

TRAGI: {TRAGIc –c}

8. Cut thus, alien returned to counterattack (7)

RIPOSTE: {RIP} {OS <-} {TE <-}

Reveral Indicator: Returned applies to both SO and ET

14. Favorites like it initially informal (9)

PREFERITI: {PREFER} {IT} {I}

16. Bury tricot to unite closely (9)

INTERKNIT: {INTER} {KNIT}

17. Philosopher wrecks our ship with beheaded boyfriend (8)

ROUSSEAU: {OUR**} {SS} {bEAU –b}

Aind: Wrecks

18. Obsolete account outside broken chair (7)

ARCHAIC: {A {CHAIR *} C}

AInd: Broken

20. Dual ear disorders help slugs feed (7)

RADULAE: {DUAL EAR *}

Aind: Disorders

21. Language places limb in Maastricht Treaty (6)

TELEGU: {TE {LEG} U}

Maastricht Treaty formally, the Treaty on European Union, (TEU)

23. Step one took into heavenly body (5)

STAIR: {STA {I} R}

24. Chilled soup has Venture Capitalist writhing (5)

SCHAV: {HAS VC *}

AInd: writhing