Crossword MORE CROSSWORDS IN TABLOID!

ACROSS

1 Section of Rubicon I consider very famous (6) 5 Turncoat failing men (8) 9 Popular party game, unfinished as a result (2,11) 10 American soldier cutting orange in pieces for girl (8) 11 Fertiliser in plant container has worked (6)

12 Dance, ignoring a Greek character (6) 14 Instrument: I’m clued cryptically, by first of reversals (8) 16 Visit Democrat in decline (2,2,4)

19 Mentally slow, not acute? (6) 21 A poet eating nothing on a train perhaps (6)

23 Clear French own goal in game (8)

25 Astonished as lorry makes a loud noise at the front (13) 26 Piece of evidence, not so great, leaves one bewildered (8) 27 Stop working and go to bed (6)

DOWN

2 Fancy that man entering running race (7)

3 More attractive Mediterranean resort close to Gibraltar (5) 4 Potential MP maybe frank over high tea (9)

5 Stop living with firm traditionalist (7)

6 Dowdy woman following behind (5)

7 Against inflexible limit (9) 8 Be responsible for poetry written in Old English (7)

13 Lose one’s temper with a female wearing shirt-like garment (4,1,4)

15 Take care of a rook left injured (4,5)

17 Like the M25 section spoken about? (7)

18 Spanish girl learning to gatecrash parties (7)

20 Corner netted by rising reserve in game (7)

22 Avoid bumper car? Not quite (5) 24 Source of inspiration in spring (5)