SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 15,639:

ACROSS: 1 Bus stop. 5 Papaws. 9 Voltage. 10 Licence. 11 Use. 12 Greengrocer. 13 Capri. 14 Plumb line. 16 Charlatan. 17 Oiled. 19 Anachronism. 22 Aga. 23 Trounce. 24 Theatre. 26 Lyceum. 27 Orderly. DOWN: 1 Bivouac. 2 Self-explanatory. 3 Tea. 4 Piece. 5 Palanquin. 6 Pacer. 7 Windchill factor. 8 Degree. 12 Grill. 14 Petroleum. 15 Bloom. 16 Crafty. 18 Deanery. 20 Henge. 21 Intro. 25 End.