DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Sauce boat more expensive (7) 5 Rural churchgoer obtains new suit (6) 9 Agent nervously put in second engine part (7) 10 Open at lunch breaks (7) 11 At the rear of a fleet leaving shelter (3) 12 Southpaws felt unsettled with female’s boxing (47) 13 Mix oil in perfect garlic mayonnaise (5) 14 Study naval officer’s last move on board (9) 16 Man of the cloth, virtuous, tackles radical exercises (9) 17 London police’s guarding English sporting events (5) 19 Maybe Wellington hid elaborate cache for scavenger (11) 22 Hit sign (3) 23 Dodgy share of profits for fake rocks (4-3) 24 Mark snares American bear (7) 26 Old president lost marks and time, missing school (6) 27 The class almost ruined schoolbag (7)
DOWN
1 Ford and Chevrolet cars I left in African capital (7) 2 She’s well-balanced, mean, wielding real power over king (9,6) 3 Hurry in chaise, having thrown out odd passengers (3) 4 Blood type in don is incontrovertible evidence (5) 5 Such wood is not finished right when Hugo’s off (5-4) 6 Boy keeps nearly everything in posh reception room (5) 7 Teams here in Bath changed simultaneously (2,3,4,6) 8 Innocent but sent packing, by the sound of it (6) 12 Telling stories in bed? (5) 14 Don’t be silly! Work with computer systems (4,3,2) 15 Cambodian King and Queens (5) 16 Extremely crafty tennis champion, human robot? (6) 18 Important game to decide who’s in final without doubt (7) 20 Who broadcast laugh, creating commotion? (3-2) 21 Graduate is gathering special support (5) 25 A number of games get harder (3)
SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 15,616: ACROSS: 6 Endocrine gland. 9 Estate. 10 Pimiento. 11 Stalwart. 13 Effort. 15 Ormolu. 17 Useful. 19 Famous. 20 Lucky dip. 22 Big wheel. 24 Negate. 26 General manager. DOWN: 1 Sensationalise. 2 Idea. 3 Eczema. 4 Seamless. 5 Glue. 7 Impute. 8 Natural history. 12 Limbo. 14 Fifty. 16 Las Vegas. 18 Slalom. 21 Canine. 23 Weep. 25 Gags.