SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 15,589:

ACROSS: 1 Bluster. 5 Flunky. 9 Rissole. 10 Roebuck. 11 Ego. 12 Awe-stricken. 13 Let-up. 14 Propriety. 16 Semicolon. 17 Feast. 19 Bank account. 22 Dug. 23 Aniseed. 24 Portico. 26 Sea dog. 27 Gunshot. DOWN: 1 Barbell. 2 Unsportsmanlike. 3 Too. 4 Reeve. 5 Firstborn. 6 Uteri. 7 Knuckle sandwich. 8 Skinny. 12 Aspic. 14 Police dog. 15 Refit. 16 Subway. 18 Tugboat. 20 Ahead. 21 Unpeg. 25 Ran.