IRISH DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

NO 15,920

ACROSS

6 Old course that’s no longer interesting (7,7) 9 Pelt north, keeping daughter under cover (6) 10 Uneven period for fibre (8) 11 Fit and active man, about 50, in top floor (8) 13 Old tax residue (6) 15 All the bananas are likely to finish one off (6) 17 Pet shot (6) 19 Agree to some class entertainment (6) 20 End up with one mobile still in its wrapping (8) 22 Rhodes statue stirs souls in smaller Greek island (8) 24 Author ultimately leaves part of book in bar (6) 26 Port workers tackle needs differently, showing ambiguity (4-10)

DOWN

1 Declare isotope ‘unstable’ in big dish, say (5,9) 2 Like some cakes last month one sent up (4) 3 Note revolutionary ingredient in cheese (6) 4 Hostile property owners support sixth law (8) 5 Pine causing irritation (4) 7 The cereal lacks energy on more than two occasions (6) 8 Mail service made impression on job (10,4) 12 11 set off gelignite perhaps (5) 14 Picked article in Paris (5) 16 Sort of well retains liquid to cover area (8) 18 Blighted but better after swallowing last of pills (6) 21 Burn unused note (6) 23 Man left seat for Bismarck, for example (4) 25 His recipes may include a slice of Rochefort (4)