SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 15,723:

ACROSS: 1 Vehicle. 5 Delphi. 9 Reactor. 10 Vacated. 11 Out. 12 Fire brigade. 13 Stile. 14 Be my guest. 16 Mushy peas. 17 Album. 19 Firing squad. 22 Tun. 23 Ennoble. 24 Hoodlum. 26 Remark. 27 Refusal. DOWN: 1 Various. 2 Health insurance. 3 Cut. 4 Error. 5 Dive-bombs. 6 Lichi. 7 Hotwater bottles. 8 Advent. 12 Fiery. 14 Beefsteak. 15 Gland. 16 Miffed. 18 Minimal. 20 Nubia. 21 Usher. 25 Oaf.