IRISH DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

NO 15713

ACROSS

1 Skinheads engaged in fight – I’m panicking (7) 5 Arab entering restaurant that serves wine (6) 9 Buy plants here in new Surrey ground (7) 10 Distraught Britisher is missing revival (7) 11 A small hotel remains after fire (3) 12 Admiring sound coming from fellows with complex (4,7) 13 Charlie appears before this estuary (5) 14 Eddy, superb musician, grabbing student’s mike (9) 16 General butcher ruins veal (9) 17 It’s picked primarily in bluegrass and new jazz outfits (5) 19 Correct children about special hand-out of shares (6,5) 22 Diamonds decorate cake (3) 23 Surprise the French beginning at the front (7) 24 Flower liable to crumple, having hole near the top (7) 26 Plug short part of speech on

time (6) 27 Work problem involving very big animal (7)

DOWN

1 Stein drank at dances (7) 2 Changing trains here could be alarmingly rash on day (11,4) 3 Cut times in hospital department (3) 4 Picturesque verses idly composed by lake (5) 5 Revolutionary move with man in trade association (9) 6 Religious lawman probes Arab biologist (5) 7 Jockey spins terrific LP, revealing basic concepts (5,10) 8 Calm prince and queen command stage (6) 12 Main resident who doesn’t finish drink (5) 14 Poor guides do this appalling cycle in fog (9) 15 Black book appearing in auction (5) 16 Posh affair in National Theatre causes turmoil (6) 18 Royal Mail follows old lady making deliveries thus? (7) 20 Name small bird with left foot missing (5) 21 Colossal volley, or part of it (5) 25 Bishop rings to express disapproval (3)