DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

6 Officer in bar behind Alhambra annoyed president (7,7) 9 Baltic port spreads sand imported by Greek (6) 10 Husband in jam (8) 11 Coal burns, some people say, sort of cabbage (8) 13 Compelling businessman? (6) 15 English record company’s backing consent (6) 17 Back king governing minute state (6) 19 Second best painting by Munch (6) 20 Plug project by soldier, officer’s aide (8) 22 Quaint archaism involving Latin (3-5) 24 Principal article covers river and moor here (6) 26 Part of Edinburgh festival helps extras (6,8)

DOWN

1 Hearty circular distributed with ads about eggs? (14) 2 Architect’s engineers stopping bridge opponents (4) 3 Someone who throws, say, a bit of Polo? (6) 4 Top evergeen concealing salt (8) 5 Spots cane that’s been damaged (4) 7 Help first of close relatives supporting Man Utd leaders (4,2) 8 Mercy signs novel, novel about nature (6,8) 12 Cryptic clue about Republican illgotten gain? (5) 14 Flyers in sports car reveal corruption (5) 16 Was reluctant coy daughter hugging Romeo? (8) 18 Notice policeman in church who deals with clubs? (6) 21 Badminton contestant’s warmer (6) 23 Left 20 out of bounds (4) 25 Check rule excluding golf (4)