£100 PRIZE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Curried meats for friends (5) 4 Brings to mind the defect notices from car companies (7) 8 The absurd arbiter of a posh cheese on toast (7) 9 Take a slice of the classic ham pie to the winner (5) 10 A love song from West Side Story is included in the album arias (5) 11 Rework old material? Shh… Rae gets mad (6) 14 Poorly kept and a little shabby – Dee’s back (5) 16 The incredible murmurs reveal it’s a Madagascan animal (5) 18 A devious tactic to get a wee minty breath-freshener (3,3) 21 This roughage is, in brief, different (5) 24 The CA returned with a wrecked car to Ghana’s capital (5) 25 Giving assistance to get a portion of the food (7) 26 Tell me how much to pour – when he yawns possibly? (3,4) 27 Skinny and overgrown (5)

DOWN

1 We hear it’s BBC newsman Eddie with the foal’s mother (4) 2 The caterer arranged for an outdoor dining area (7) 3 A government grant to help with the running costs of terribly busy Sid (7) 4 A ceremonial act? That’s correct, they announce (4) 5 Revolutionary Guevara is running after the accountant to a hidden stockpile (5) 6 Found in the Mall, a lively South American pack animal (5) 7 His paper is ripped open, revealing a precious stone (8) 12 Some shoes for a groundbreaker? (3) 13 Throw out the trash, say – what the pubs no longer need (8) 15 It’s the end of the sentence for little Dorothy (3) 16 Feeling awful and placed on the floor? Stayed out of sight (4,3) 17 Remarkably trim, Mae – it must be the yeasty spread (7) 19 Arrogant about a rooster? (5) 20 Flooded with water from a week’s laundry, apparently (5) 22 Sounds like a tin for new London mayor Sadiq (4) 23 A weird guy around Lanark at first – hard on the eyes (4)