DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Own ship following group of U.S. lawmen (7) 5 Put off writer covering current working period (6) 9 Study with German let in again (7) 10 Low water reveals victim of orca maybe, minus tail (4,3) 11 Reserve some kinetic energy (3) 12 Oversee terrific video games firm losing margins (11) 13 Ring for each amateur show (5) 14 Tom’s worn out coping with onset of severe blizzard (9) 16 Children have fun in this theatre (9) 17 This is all essentially used for rope (5) 19 Little Richard hit dessert (5-6) 22 Hostelry, one with two names (3) 23 Mad king’s daughter loves crushing herb (7) 24 Authority moves line to include Catholic church (7) 26 Good man went by boat, say, also walked purposefully (6) 27 Table item that glows when hot (7)

DOWN

1 Left in charge of old covered entrance (7) 2 Leave in bank account for US government office (5,10) 3 Furniture maker ignores odd characters in bedlam (3) 4 Without using name, lampooned system (3,2) 5 Rare foreign articles finished (9) 6 Coach coaches (5) 7 Bizarre acts and ceremonies enthral female graduate (6,2,7) 8 Unplanned run with old male (6) 12 Secret store remains under stone (5) 14 Starting point as queen or criminal (6,3) 15 American gets stuck into his garnished eastern dish (5) 16 Up at hospital, hides sad feeling (6) 18 Tolerant home saves energy during fast (7) 20 State in India shook at regular intervals (5) 21 During half-term top-class lecturers produce material (5) 25 Rod’s prompt (3)

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