CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

No 16,251

ACROSS

1 Doctors receiving little cash yen for such clothes? (4-3) 5 Reject racket involving producer of litter (6) 9 Stand for reading large recent comic (7) 10 Officially introduce clothing in error (5,2) 11 She has a couple of names (3) 12 Modern tale about quiet Scottish island (11) 13 Expand small oil supplier (5) 14 Teach boy about old people in bus (9) 16 Very ordinary university church vault gets grant (9) 17 Venomous creature in summer? (5) 19 Tennis pro played with me everywhere (11) 22 Useless American guy doesn’t finish (3) 23 Papers to do with hearing include one that’s thick (7) 24 Trust black priest accompanying First Lady (7) 26 Nut topped fish dish originally (6) 27 One theatre assistant or another (7)

DOWN

1 Attractive girls entertain a Romeo in Bucks (7) 2 Minor display of Latin coins impressing mad queen (15) 3 Outstanding pair of players, wasting time, ... (3) 4 ... upset broadcaster, carrying on for ages (5) 5 Fritter away one’s drink during meeting (9) 6 Rear special seabird (5) 7 Passion – a characteristic of humans (4-11) 8 It’s mean cutting margins of video games company (6) 12 Lift rocks with harbour mud (5) 14 Combined business drinks with this French duke (9) 15 Red card limited Scottish team (5) 16 Leader takes a bow for this during and after concert (6) 18 More visibly embarrassed about English animals (3,4) 20 Occupation requires cropping area at back of house (5) 21 Drive in journalist receiving award (5) 25 Stretch out story (3)