DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Start to harass very big girl: ‘I adore you!’ (7) 5 Some shrug and accept African country (6) 9 College computer systems used in actual performance (7) 10 Makes certain criticisms without introduction (7) 11 Bar individual with two names (3) 12 Love entering a strip club possibly between 23° and 40° (11) 13 Relish being available in August only (5) 14 I have angered old union in Britain — it’s my conduct (9) 16 Generously tell stories about book meeting (9) 17 Majestic section of picture gallery (5) 19 Meticulous new UN politics controlling uranium (11) 22 Sister takes notes touring university (3) 23 Are they members of mob? If so, I am in trouble (7) 24 Irish priest back in sect as person responsible (7) 26 More volume! (6) 27 Top class payment for performance of work (7)

DOWN

1 Catch husband making mistake (7) 2 Small bee infects skin badly — apply for this? (8,7) 3 Head teachers are members of it (3) 4 Group of well-read librettists play it by ear (2-3) 5 Discover extremely lonely alien (9) 6 Old storyteller makes adult sit up (5) 7 BBC boss put one minister into enlarged broadcast (8-7) 8 Old stableman stole nuts randomly at first (6) 12 Search small part of Wimbledon, wasting time (5) 14 Instrument, one in dance at a milk bar regularly (9) 15 Source of disease mostly survived after surgery (5) 16 River in SA capital causing benign tumour (6) 18 Henley regattas strangely ignore set area that’s overlong (7) 20 Scout group left heading north, carrying nothing (5) 21 Old police company climb and come to pass (5) 25 Put down old ballad (3)

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