September 2022 Puzzles and Solutions

The crossword in the September issue was printed incorrectly. The Down questions were published under the Across heading the Across questions were published under the Down heading. they are listed correctly here:

Down

• 1 Notice Jewish queen soundly sleeping after lunch (6)
• 2 A sound (5)
• 3 Eradicated duty for many (7)
• 5 Old rugby player is outstanding (5)
• 6 Fitting handle takes expert (7)
• 7 Ethnic bishop got embroiled in court proceedings (6)
• 8 Scrub around bank (5)
• 14 Organic compound and pig shed visited by Frenchman (7)
• 16 Focus her interest in part to mark the beginning (5,2)
• 17 Gathers pen is on board ship (6)
• 18 Same old American gangster taking you in (5)
• 19 Sasses stupid judge (6)
• 21 Get rid of comfort? That's about right (5)
• 23 Juliet's predecessor is at home with half a crown (5)

Across

• 1 Shoot after hollow statutory procedure (6)
• 4 Venue and time for plague contributor (6)
• 9 Some teeth I call squeaky clean (7)
• 10 Freeze National Insurance for old Britons! (5)
• 11 Boards helping to make frowsy artworks revolutionary (5)
• 12 Garble a mixture of letters and numbers? (7)
• 13 Remark separately (5)
• 15 Satellite's circuitous route (5)
• 20 Head shadowing odd crony's false modesty (7)
• 22 Hotel winds down (5)
• 24 Madame Butterfly maybe managed without Edward (5)
• 25 Shorten a link (7)
• 26 Appeared to be joined in speech (6)
• 27 Archives for yearbooks with the middle section torn out (6)