SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 15,883:

ACROSS: 1 Probate. 5 Decade. 9 Epsilon. 10 Parasol. 11 Sir. 12 Blister pack. 13 Prang. 14 Groceries. 16 Whirligig. 17 Offal. 19 Canine tooth. 22 Cur. 23 Emotive. 24 Beehive. 26 Stress. 27 Womanly. DOWN: 1 Press-up. 2 Observation post. 3 All. 4 Ennui. 5 Diphthong. 6 Carer. 7 Dissatisfaction. 8 Blokes. 12 Bagel. 14 Go-getters. 15 Epoch. 16 Wicket. 18 Larceny. 20 Naive. 21 Oxbow. 25 Elm.