DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Counsellor gives answer then drives off (7) 5 Sort of lynx starts to bare claws in vessel (6) 9 Agreed foolishly to bring in wide plant (7) 10 Composer’s across in Ireland, confined (7) 11 Allow obstruction in court (3) 12 Massage hurt back — it’s hot, not cold here (7,4) 13 Former measure of copper coin (5) 14 Seek home to accommodate universal marine animal (3,6) 16 With this gas girl worked energetically (9) 17 Unpleasant smell engulfs a ship, lowest part (5) 19 Chinese food put baroness in a tizzy (4,7) 22 Club maybe offering good service (3) 23 Mollycoddle Unionist in Dingle, swimming (7) 24 Got on twisty road cutting border (7) 26 Extremely cool document (6) 27 Study student buried in an easy novel (7)

DOWN

1 Paint Carroll’s girl briefly suppressing sob (7) 2 Where to find 19 green beds (9,6) 3 Woman certain to eject Republican (3) 4 He’s mounted an amendment (5) 5 British adult carried rocks to create roadblock (9) 6 Dutch artist very big in Belgium and Switzerland (5) 7 A Northern Irish girl engages large man for managing stock (6,9) 8 Ship at sea about to transfer liquid under pressure (6) 12 Scottish river banks dry, in poor condition (5) 14 Lead sherpa managed with reward occasionally (9) 15 Puzzle on coach (5) 16 Although it may be unsuitable, top 40% must be ignored (6) 18 Late in Dover, head to last fuel centre (7) 20 Soothe lecturer in bar (5) 21 I left Italian region for cooler darker place (5) 25 Ottoman official once more forfeits home (3)