DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Observed philosopher’s timber plant (7) 5 Seabed flounders lower in quality (6) 9 Disorder after the German leaves train accident (7) 10 Article follows every criminal in Asian capital (7) 11 Some people instigate change in Romania (3) 12 Check so-called obsequious person for solicitor? (4-7) 13 It helps climber working beyond mine (5) 14 Large ducks noticed with policeman? They need tying up (5,4) 16 Recurring frequently until a terrible racket starts (9) 17 European Women’s Institutes visiting heart of Sussex (5) 19 I mount part of play including constant colourful display (11) 22 Romeo appears during each period (3) 23 New and old Poles superb all the time (7) 24 Play with sparkling wit, duke led about (7) 26 Conflict between newspaper boss, duke and king (6) 27 Whiskey stained wrapping, showing no tears (3-4)

DOWN

1 Small officer swallows entire shellfish (7) 2 Having good designs nicely under canvas, I’d kept one (4-11) 3 Unrestricted, fires rage (3) 4 Partly retaliate from below afterwards (5) 5 In which you may find choosy lad misbehaving? (3,6) 6 Polish sent up mother country in Asia formerly (5) 7 Analyst invested deviously in mid-February (2,10,3) 8 Avoiding east, trained marines prepared for war (2,4) 12 Key all new Japanese in, primarily using this script? (5) 14 Where astronaut starts meal, clutching a notebook (6,3) 15 Follow to make certain Republican’s gone (5) 16 Customer’s right to retain property in court (6) 18 Dread going in to view daughter’s marine plant (7) 20 More score without hitting the ball (5) 21 Famous school upset Democrat (5) 25 Holly’s seasonal companion’s a climber (3)