DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Party put money on wealthy widow (7) 5 In Paris we reversed over a short distance in order to attend (6) 9 Tedious old solver’s following Latin and English (7) 10 Trained a model to assume royal title (7) 11 Outerwear arrived back with no bottom (3) 12 Stop a German wrongly investing a thousand for moneylender (4,7) 13 I went elsewhere to get binder (5) 14 A life’s work (9) 16 No Irish in double first oddly, showing lack of confidence? (4-5) 17 He gives freely, making an entrance about noon (5) 19 Powerless to control a vacuum, that’s for sure (11) 22 This writer’s beginning to punish little rascal (3) 23 Raconteur is not out of place in heart of Louvre (7) 24 Respected Turk and European fellows dine out (7) 26 The German accepts charge for bolt cutter? (6) 27 Pole dance? (7)
DOWN
1 Set borders one mile northbound in suburbs of Detroit (7) 2 Harry will find player wrapping up child – to counter this? (4-5,6) 3 Fetched duck in fast car (3) 4 Fabric woven from old yarn (5) 5 Boast drunkenly about crew in The African Queen, say (9) 6 Churchgoer in Salt Lake City loses money, the fool (5) 7 Possibly a golden senior, enjoying exercises? (3-3,9) 8 Sycophantic sergeant-major meets his employer (6) 12 Business leader does turn over stock (5) 14 Put under legal obligation, that’s clear (5,4) 15 Travel over top of green range of hills (5) 16 In jail? Say no more (4,2) 18 Damage parcel containing current copy (7) 20 Admit disheartened workmen into publishers (3,2) 21 Stoker catches English fish (5) 25 Moroccan city’s headgear (3)