DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Not everyone tucked into calamari — it’s foul (7) 5 Back up provided, extremely accommodating (6) 9 Secure personal assistant left in harbour (7) 10 Undergarment and what’s at the end of it? (7) 11 Cool tune (3) 12 Vending device, a feature in motels everywhere (4,7) 13 Natural pigment of coach horse, evenly distributed (5) 14 Doctor hid things — he might not have, with this (9) 16 Outstanding people include old women’s associates (2-7) 17 Group takes part in concert etc., often returning (5) 19 Remote stall in Billingsgate receives fine (11) 22 Leading character in theatre rings excessively (3) 23 Correct time to leave athletic ground (7) 24 Government licenses gibbet (7) 26 Cunning and keen to acquire a newspaper (6) 27 Twice 15 circle square, wanting drink (7)

DOWN

1 Singer extremely quietly managed beginning of opera (7) 2 We’re dizzy with heat after thunder at sea, feeling ill (5,3,7) 3 Sign of Napoleon (3) 4 Look dictionary up — ‘potassium’ appears twice in it! (5) 5 Male sent off after 10 to get ceremonial wear (9) 6 Old police force hides its location of old letters (5) 7 Refuelling stops activity of rail commuters at rush hour (7,8) 8 Confirm where international cricket supporters are (6) 12 Sometimes we argue about this pledge (5) 14 He completely embraced editor with caution (9) 15 It starts to swing lazily on tree, hanging (5) 16 Nut, and what to do with it when taken in (6) 18 Revolutionary runs key marginals? (7) 20 Met up for a drink (5) 21 Forge first piece of gold into bar (5) 25 Foreign coins collected by Madeleine (3)