DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD
No 15,823
ACROSS
1 Black and white bust over college entrance (7) 5 Convict immigrant defending injured party (6) 9 Taxi here carrying American is out of control (7) 10 What’s caught in one pot and cooked in another? (7) 11 Ring back shortly for varnish ingredient (3) 12 Suspect made escape across river, caught by this? (5,6) 13 Girl devours a dish of yogurt (5) 14 Omitting close finish, record aces perhaps on this? (9) 16 Ring then call over in here for Christmas rose (9) 17 Mature religious books representative (5) 19 Useful publicity before start of play by guy (11) 22 It keeps you warm in game by being removed! (3) 23 Old saint, well off, who won’t face facts? (7) 24 Republican in distant past causing mess (7) 26 Scare European abandoning goods (6) 27 What’s heard when hunts go out? (7)
DOWN
1 Someone taking part in Hamburg larceny (7) 2 Cold, raw — flinch with it, shivering? (4-5,6) 3 Tug or winch primarily? (3) 4 Fred, astronomer who compiled rules for card games (5) 5 Coach loved European city cycling arena (9) 6 Emergency cabinet committee’s firm supporter (5) 7 Team in baths here swimming simultaneously (2,3,4,6) 8 Former French president removes glove for short trip (6) 12 Learned person saves time for theatre (5) 14 Marshal has cloth covering posh headgear (6,3) 15 Avoid English channel, heading north (5) 16 Joint operation inspires hot music in the ’80s (3-3) 18 Vessel, first to tackle submarine, shipping gallons (7) 20 Watery gruel initially makes one object (5) 21 Make vague request involving Foreign Office (5) 25 Manage race (3)