THC-crossword thread-6; 4 ans PP till 4 pm IST

[deepakgita]

Across
1 Cracked jokes about President in capital (6) SKOPJE
4 Places to look for a word, perhaps (8)
9 Reverberation among three chords (2-4)
10 Appeal for admission (8)
12 I rave about our arrangement for so long (2,6) AU REVOIR
13 Another phrase for an angel (6)
15 Getting her in trouble for pacifying the baby (8,4)
18 Control panels replace tables (12)
21 Conforms to a day suitable for school (6)
22 Adding fibre to food with flourish (8)
24 “Cut risk and monopolize” — said a bore (8)
25 A spruce outside university courtyard (6) A TRI(U)M
26 Bird wants me to play around centre court (4,4) M(U)TE SWAN*
27 European city’s revival is mired in grave negligence (6) GENEVA <-T

Down
1 Workers mostly help workers (8) SERVANT
2& 20 dn. Individual carrying a gun said to have stopped this game of chance (3-5,6) ONE-ARMED BANDIT
3 With his faith he made those Jews vanish (8,7) JEHOVAHS WITNESS
5 Straight? No way, make it sharp (4) HONE
6 She offered cake and biscuits for a troubled nation, contents of the letter show (5,10) MARIE ANTOINETTE
7 Nina from Carolina (6)
8 Article under watch will make you hot under the collar (6)
11 Fuel makes oil finally catch fire (7)
14 You get fruits or vegetable here (7)
16 Cunning and skill provided diamonds (8) ARTIFICE
17 With reduced blood supply lives with spies across border (8) ISCHEMIA
19 Understand it’s huge unfinished accommodation (6)
23 Artist, unknown in a state (4)