Crossword: Win £550
Both sets of clues lead to the same answers, revealing in the shaded squares the name of a series starring actress Katherine Heigl (5).
STRAIGHT CLUES ACROSS
6 Not so long (7) 7 No-hoper (5) 9 Hold firmly (4) 10 In the very end (10)
11 Carmen, e.g. (5) 12 Naval group of ships (5) 14 Metal fasteners (4) 16 Topside, e.g. (4) 17 Use up cash (5) 18 Far from stale (5) 22 Meeting for a large group (10) 25 Pleasure outing (4) 26 Composition (5) 27 Not committed to any side (7) DOWN 1 Relationship of likenesses (10) 2 Alternative, different (5) 3 Oak or spruce, e.g. (4) 4 Textile, material (5) 5 Continent (4) 6 Cast-off metal, etc. (5) 8 Take over duties from (7) 13 Scientific work room (10) 15 Get better (7) 19 Art, craft, ability (5) 20 Crockery carrying devices (5) 21 Goddess of Love (5) 23 Clenched hand (4) 24 Nothing at all, not any (4)
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
6 Not so likely to be boring as it’s of less height (7) 7 Person suffering roles. Certainly not Victor! (5) 9 Get hold of the camera handler... (4) 10 ...at the end, making Aunty level! (10) 11 Entertainment from ape or replacement by Verdi? (5) 12 Fast ships (5) 14 Nips out to get fasteners (4) 16 Complaint with the meat? (4) 17 Use up money to get a little wasp, endearing creature! (5) 18 Certainly not old, but cheeky! (5) 22 Meeting a pair, reportedly (10) 25 Stumble upon an excursion (4) 26 Attempt to get literary work (5) 27 Neither forward nor reverse gear in a broken-down Renault (7) DOWN 1 Scorpio man about to show a resemblance of similarities (10) 2 Not this, not that, or the alternative! (5) 3 Something growing in the street (4) 4 Foolish person with household starter. That’s material! (5) 5 Much land is in the seven seas, I always say (4) 6 Fight, but not for much (5) 8 Take over from one with a twisted lever, i.e. (7) 13 Labour in USA and a Conservative here in an experimental place (10) 15 Make better mischief maker wander about (7) 19 Kills characters in craft (5) 20 Wild satyr providing support for Potter’s items (5) 21 A heavenly body seen in a witch’s coven usually? (5) 23 This body part fits badly (4) 24 Not a single thing from London on East Enders’ inventory (4)