SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 15,559:

ACROSS: 1 Dressed. 5 Opiate. 9 Beehive. 10 Sultana. 11 Ivy. 12 Killer whale. 13 Flora. 14 Sabotaged. 16 Planetoid. 17 Sprat. 19 Ex-directory. 22 Qom. 23 Le Havre. 24 Instant. 26 Unplug. 27 Rubbery. DOWN: 1 Debrief. 2 Every now and then. 3 Ski. 4 Dwell. 5 Oyster bed. 6 In-law. 7 Trafalgar Square. 8 Fag end. 12 Knave. 14 Scotch egg. 15 Tasty. 16 Paella. 18 Timothy. 20 Ravel. 21 Osier. 25 Sub.