IRISH DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Good Queen goes over brief plan as well (7) 5 Urge hero shortly to accept offer (6) 9 Awful twists in Greek conflict (4,3) 10 Heavyweight certain to get cut … (7) 11 … one who’s covered by National Insurance (3) 12 Joe sent in wrought metal club as effective remedy (5,6) 13 Weird type keeps millions hungry (5) 14 Small cup of coffee with German idiot in river (9) 16 Fork opens nuts, it’s claimed (6,3) 17 A way in stone (5) 19 Striking new Hygiene Act impresses Conservative (3-8) 22 Drop in profits primarily? Small drop (3) 23 Brilliant amateur owes novel writer (7) 24 Feature about a Greek causes distress (7) 26 Artist transformed narrow passage (6) 27 Republican that is in control of mail counter (7)

DOWN

1 VIP, bachelor, accompanies gamine abroad (3,4) 2 Sent over two tiny folk to wander miles for personal growth (4-11) 3 Early condensation expected, I hear (3) 4 Sign of indifference observed in Irish rugby (5) 5 He’s behind majority, damaging morale etc. (9) 6 Some Africans veto leaders of tribal uprising (5) 7 Twin flags? Some find them easier to reach (6,9) 8 Feel terrible about dry condition (6) 12 Remain in support of PM perhaps (5) 14 Inadequate duke gets organised without female (9) 15 Badly want good sound from bow (5) 16 Notice present and past feature in playground (6) 18 Erase old innuendo, say, on reflection (7) 20 A traveller’s bouquet (5) 21 Run into ruin, shivering, catching cold (5) 25 A representative current measure (3)