DOUBLE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Finding willpower (13) 10 Eight players to turn around sport, etc (5) 11 Spanish gentleman held a dance among core constituents (9)

12 No starting on bargains after mixing drink (7)

13 Back friend to come down in the Arctic zone (7) 14 Hit parade smashed segregation (9)

15 Permit development without the right rates (5) 16 Rear end has same problem with loads of paper (5)

18 Writing on the subject of unusual phonogram (9) 21 Cheerful, clear-headed and more with it (7) 23 Improving swings put off pitchers (7)

25 Canto is in code for a conductor (9)

26 Ruin rich avocado crop (5)

27 Trash both needy and white is unacceptable in society (6,3,4)

DOWN

2 Making it as one nation (7) 3 Insert object and risk internal intestinal disorder (9)

4 Mother whipped cream into ornamental work (7) 5 Disabled after big shot drew blood (7)

6 Reward to keep full heart in bloom (5)

7 Bowler’s action may provide too many weapons (7)

8 Skips over bitter flavour (4)

9 Person staying clear from attachments of child’s play (4,4)

14 Riot Act orders early end to this outrage (8)

15 Efficient business bringing together pantihose and pelvis (5,4)

17 One part of the body in question (2,5)

18 Hitched to an ardent admirer (7)

19 Keep alive for hours in trouble (7)

20 Entrance hard-core competitor (7)

22 Instrument of terrible pain and love? (5)

24 Cult established around head of church (4)