TELEGRAPH CROSSWORDS

Across

1 Grass over after graduate mob runs riot (6)

5 Edges in wearing shoes, being careless (8)

9 One problem splitting thread is such illumination (5,8) 10 Maintain power and propriety of manner (8) 11 Empire builders taking some from answer (6)

12 Cake or meal found in 75% of France once (6)

14 Fool declines credit (8) 16 Theory incorporating different line that’s charted to a degree (8)

19 Settle comfortably in finest leather (6)

21 Name inscribed in heart – a bit of a looker (6) 23 Ultra-modern sort of green gathering speed (5-3) 25 Running through reason for deadlock (8-5)

26 Hover around poor diner being sociable (8)

27 Grant immunity to former partner, mostly unoccupied (6)

Down

2 A short hearing covering American nation (7)

3 Reveals feature of prison holding English (5)

4 Convenient being one up for review around harbour (9)

5 Allowance from crown included in remit (7)

6 Divine liquid offered by church singers after promoting one (5)

7 Shifting emphasis to keep time for companions on board (9)

8 Natural love and caring, oddly (7)

13 Comprehensive may be costly, needing tons for parking (9)

15 Fruit produced from two trees (9)

17 Provide finance for track around the outskirts of Nimes (7)

18 Skill in construction of ‘Madonna carrying child’ (7)

20 Promise to go topless on a horse, and suddenly look cheerful (5,2)

22 Demanded a second look ultimately with journalist (5)

24 English low-fat cream (5)