DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Trust worker carrying screen back (7) 5 One French piece of cake makes you nervous (6) 9 Bury writer’s stopgap (7) 10 Academic chief put in type of panel (7) 11 Standard trim not finished (3) 12 Top actor is strangely quiet – it’s in the bag (6,5) 13 Former president has a dance (5) 14 Sounds like brotherhood’s way of obtaining goods (4,5) 16 Small insulated container holding husband’s satchel (9) 17 Very healthy stores split equally (5) 19 Charity’s been damaged, fighting without one (11) 22 Miss Blyton lacked one goal (3) 23 Stay over with the French food (7) 24 Team list includes old male controlling females (7) 26 Said yes to a sin (6) 27 Exasperated, used PA system, saving time (7)

DOWN

1 1990s music? Brother and father collect it (7) 2 After, a slim monarch adopts Latin way of problem-solving (7,8) 3 First lady receives a notice (3) 4 Irish patriot, old colonist (5) 5 More expensive tableware for one causing distress (9) 6 The rebels in charge produce set of principles (5) 7 I sell fund off calmly, for my own enjoyment (4-11) 8 Clothier’s German article involving charge (6) 12 Criticise leader of orchestra about one instrument (5) 14 Organised phone to control one’s day (9) 15 Scot’s expression of surprise concerning pigment (5) 16 Leased to someone else, coach goes over obstacle (6) 18 Bore finished devouring curry, except the odd bits (7) 20 Prize: five superior beer bottles (5) 21 She’s not altogether conventional (5) 25 Working to recruit Welsh private (3)

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