£100 PRIZE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Gains consciousness and finds it’s terribly askew (5) 4 What a warranty could cover after Rae’s rip-off (7) 8 Failed to include the item Dot remodelled (7) 9 Partly retaliate when returning some time in the future (5) 10 A burglar gets caught in Eyemouth, i.e. freeloading (5) 11 Fit into a group naturally as part of a tribe, long-term (6) 14 A little cyclist suddenly leans to one side (5) 16 Turn bad and make the polis really annoyed (5) 18 Refused to endorse a little missive to Edward (6) 21 Ed and Sue travelled to source the blue shoes material (5) 24 Wrote about an old fortress in London (5) 25 They’re the foes of 2 Down – Deborah Meaden & Co (7) 26 Lazily rests or goes to places with facilities for holidaymakers (7) 27 Build? Yes, in Crete possibly (5)

DOWN

1 Carpentry material in a small forest (4) 2 Evenings, we hear, with Lancelot and Galahad maybe (7) 3 Gundogs are found in the streets, roaming around (7) 4 It’s bad-mannered to overturn some of the procedures (4) 5 A shelled pea perhaps? The doctor will take it if you’re ill (5) 6 Divided down the middle, to win in a cunning way (2,3) 7 Wrestle with dreadful lust, Greg? (8) 12 Where a little dog relaxes when a friend turns up (3) 13 Preparing to reveal a skyscraper lift in the USA… (8) 15 …it’s somewhat smooth when it rises, as well (3) 16 Uses Aga to cook a staple of the hotel breakfast (7) 17 An ancient tug-ofwar cord? You can get money for it (3,4) 19 Travel overland with Neil, stopping primarily to see Forfar and Arbroath, say (5) 20 Makes a mistake when reversing the shorter Chrysler or Renault (5) 22 Dies mysteriously? Yes, a dreadful day in Rome (4) 23 Hey, you! First of all, please start singing tunefully (4)