CRUSADER PRIZE CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Remind cop about royal status (9) 6 Care about a tree (4) 10 Ancient city lie about archangel (5) 11 Concentrated on fellow circus performer (9) 12 Insect, to investor, is a cause of irritation (7) 13 Diamonds drop into avalanche (7) 14 Staged miserly performance that’s much lamented (7,6) 17 Run sauna story about large beast (13) 21 Hatred initially missing from account (7)
22Bile about gold key originally being discernible (7) 24 Itinerant wife playing in garden (9) 25 Curry bait worked, catching student (5) 26 The game I play in Latin (4) 27 Races round to find a method to frighten off (5,4) DOWN 1 Shrub causes pressure on back pain (8) 2 Gambling not initially a piece of cake (5) 3 Molest cleric to order rare object (10,4) 4 Smash red toys into pieces (7) 5 Chap has one drink (7) 7 Mom can upset the German officer (9) 8 Initially rough joint to cause annoyance (6) 9 Being explicit is to be expected (14) 15 Given a seat to treat her tendon (9) 16 Try sepia out for harshness (8) 18 Minders get name with insane new spelling (7) 19 Setting a goal - it becomes a pain (7)
20I, say, make an admission (6) 23 Feel depressed underneath (5)