El Presidente continues to excite the crossword aficionados — and this Editor is hugely grateful that he does so.
1 A Great Enduring Determination initiated the Old Folk (4) 2 Mate, ecstasy set in, hung around for 2 or 3 hours (4) 3 Borstal war tactics concealed a strong expression (8) 4 Usual factor to being caught out (6) 5 Selected side sang (anag) (8) 6 This is how we were all described to begin with (6) 7 An instrument for shaping the surface of a mould, eg a bell (8) 8 They pick up signals (8) 11 Modern messaging (1-4) 15 Wide road to this beautiful village? (8) 16 Position of insects regarding 8 down (8) 17 Fancy name for coils! (8) 19 Important codeword in WW2 (8) 20 Declare. California etc (5) 22 Old-fashioned hair-band (6) 24 The next stage after treble and tenor (6) 27 Take it before rising (4) 28 "Ding Dong ____" (4)
9 Cotswold Church of St John the Baptist (5, 10) 10 Unfortunately Samson loved her! (7) 12 Fancy! (7) 13 Ringing is far from dormant at Nicholas (anag) (9) 14 A sign to Mr Wakefield? (5) 15 Often heard excusing a ringing error! (7) 18 See (7) 21 Norman is this compared with Gothic (5) 23 One style or another, ringing is worldwide (9) 25 Bad rule but lasting (anag) (7) 26 Bride and Groom roped together? (7) 29 Bredon Top looks down on the church of St Barbara (6,5,4)
