Sunday Hindu Xword - 2519

Across

1 Responsible for worker being late (10)BEHINDHAND

6 Content of the picture Ben Hur, say (4)EPIC

10 What movement of timer could be worth (5)MERIT

11 Gourmet may be tense after examination in German city (3,6)BON VIVANT

12 Drink wine second (7)SUPPORT

13 End of the article, in part, backed girl (7)ELEANOR(?)

14 Pop song, "Dead End Street"? (4,2,7)ROAD TO NOWHERE

17 Male with two small sons entering such a state, possibly the Bay State (13)MASSACHUSETTS

21 Bird, duck, included in list (7)ROOSTER

23 Paint a picture of fish by harbour (7)PORTRAY

24 Not the sort of drink you'd want in the jungle? (9)SNAKEBITE(?)

25 Plant in southern border (5)SEDGE

26 Adult novel develops in a different way (4)ANEW

27 King muttered mysteriously about large percussion instrument (10)KETTLEDRUM

Down

1 Confuse married American during social

gathering (6)BEMUSE

2 Her book on capital generated by plant (4,5)HERB PARIS

3 Is one expected to stand for it? (8,6)NATIONAL ANTHEM

4 Home from a short spell in Panama? (7)HABITAT

5 Fabric having a fine edge after Ann's embroidery (7)NANKEEN

7 Simple map I found enclosed (5)PLAIN

8 Exclusive groups, terribly esoteric (8)COTERIES

9 Novel rich wise editor revised (5,4,5)CIDER WITH ROSIE

15 Film good-natured jockey (4,5)EASY RIDER

16 Delicious food in bar? I am so mistaken (8)AMBROSIA

18 Emma, for example, needs two drugs (7)HEROINE

19 Sip neat rum - that's wise? (7)SAPIENT

20 My clue involved a college (6)LYCEUM

22 A hero around Chicago airport (5)OHARE