CRUSADER PRIZE CROSSWORD
WIN £100 CASH
ACROSS
1 Second actor is a fake (4) 3 Report lashed out at country (10) 9 The origin of botany? (4) 10 Low on money for biscuit (10) 11 Cite apostle about area of repression (6,5) 15 Chef is blending coffee, sir (9) 17 Get used to terrible ruin, to a point (5) 18 Flavouring is an alternative additive (5) 19 Emotional, finding old catholic on one list (9) 20Struggle to decorate uniform (11) 24Advert is profitable (10) 25Grave time to upset mob (4) 26Amateurish to have son’s work terminated (10) 27 Formerly in concert (4)
DOWN
1 Rubbish fight with copper, say (5,5) 2 Furious when negotiating police pact (10) 4 Running as hot as a musketeer (5) 5 Old cigar rite was performed (9) 6 Shortened a brave debit arrangement (11) 7 Always in same version (4) 8 Conceal the skin (4) 12 Respite organised for beefcake (6,5) 13 Decline to find feathers dilapidated (10) 14 Beer and silver turn out to be useful both ways (10) 16 Same layout in citadel (9) 21 Permission to depart (5) 22Look in Tuscany (4) 23 Mean to change the last word (4)