Puzzles for July 26

Across

  • 1 Main office splits into four sectors after boss' arrival (12)
  • 9 City on Missouri apparently had administrators put their heads together (5)
  • 10 To this overture I have added five notes initially producing desired result (9)
  • 11 Not entirely off if teenager's two years older than Juliet (7)
  • 12 The French originally Italian-born novelist inspired zealous German philosopher (7)
  • 13 When he's a bit bigger, he'll come out of his shell (6,4)
  • 15 Took the mickey out of a school activity then died (4)
  • 18 Rough fabric, one of those that came over from Denmark (4)
  • 19 A matter of life and death for tame viper I disturbed (10)
  • 22 Hopelessness of the French couple (7)
  • 24 Doctor claimed to be involved in treatment (7)
  • 25 Be aware of large limits to understanding (9)
  • 26 Latticework conceals roof space (5)
  • 27 Mad scientist is matter-of-fact and incredibly intense (12)

Down

  • 1 Recklessly high temperatures overwhelm 500 coniferous trees (9)
  • 2 A pair of Charlies seizing mixed media lecturer (8)
  • 3 Camilla gets stuck into risque entertainment (5)
  • 4 Team up with reportedly a young female horse, not quite nine (9)
  • 5 Plan time to get 26 reorganised (6)
  • 6 Articulated control in period in power (5)
  • 7 Creamy dessert served up with a hot fibrous vegetable (6)
  • 8 Grabbed sixteen for the French deputy head (6)
  • 14 University town roughly where The Archers is set (9)
  • 16 2240 pounds given to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor once in university town (9)
  • 17 Her award for refurbishing monitors, keyboards, printers and so on (8)
  • 18 Expert in martial arts starts to jump up and down... Acceptable answer!(6)
  • 20 Intertwine clean components with bed stuffing (6)
  • 21 Marsh holds everyone killed in battle (6)
  • 23 Scrub some of this courtyard (5)
  • 24 Egghead gets involved in return of staunch encounters (5)

Posted in puzzles on Jul 01, 2026