DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Horns occasionally kill bits of nerve cells (7) 5 Lift sailor out of bed (4,2) 9 Northern Republicans collect vehicle in ideal spot (7) 10 German article about skating venue’s boozer (7) 11 Couple united in party (3) 12 Sort of paper cooks use for e.g. peas or bananas (11) 13 Comedians entertain Press, TV and radio (5) 14 Hay perhaps ruins a brand new church (4,5) 16 Grounds restrict supplies of beer (9) 17 Ex-president employs Romeo as cleaner (5) 19 Moving forward is urgent when old Greek comes in (11) 22 Numbers baffle superior sister (3) 23 Cold wind leads hedges to shrink (7) 24 CIA list changes typeface (7) 26 Snub gentleman in Italy, heading off (6) 27 Hot Indian food (not starter) dearer but faster! (5,2) DOWN 1 Generous old monarch initially, good at heart, rules it (7) 2 Excellent band tours state? That’s refreshing (3,12) 3 First group of avocets turn over eggs (3) 4 It’s used in digs and other accommodation in southeast (5) 5 Plant lawyer visits fair by river on Europe’s borders (5,4) 6 Tweet: ‘Cold fruit’s about right’ (5) 7 Someone who’s inscrutable, a.k.a. X? (7,8) 8 Flirt outrageously with Edward at first? Not much (6) 12 Gulls usually and not ospreys principally drop this (5) 14 One gets promoted in French restaurant as supporter (9) 15 Fix error in flawed budget cut (5) 16 They’re shot in river quietly during attacks (6) 18 Pass drink, as ordered by highwayman? (5,2) 20 Transmit commercial in port (5) 21 Residents in Cork put flag on hotel (5) 25 Town in Scotland bordered by Tay river (3)

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