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ACROSS

1 I’m returning with a French friend to this Florida resort (5) 4 Bad karma? No, went berserk and raced about wildly (3,4) 8 Stupid people with shop window mannequins (7) 9 Evenly matched with the right amount of core qualifications (5) 10 Money for a loaf (5) 11 Respectably clothed for the downward slope, we hear… (6) 14 …I step, trembling, towards the downhill ski run (5) 16 Sounds bleak for the fairy tale brother (5) 18 Dr Lear cleverly constructed a place to keep the food (6) 21 Leaves for Canada? Mary and Paul love Edmonton primarily (5) 24 Take gin back with hesitation to a landlocked West African country (5) 25 Barney takes the first of the ladies in to see a famous Irish stone (7) 26 Volunteers for one of the forces? Les isn’t prepared (7) 27 Nora’s kicked out – an illegal firing! (5)

DOWN

1 Music or delightful singing? Firstly, find the big Gaelic events (4) 2 Marvels at the manufacture of a sidearm (7) 3 I’m taking one to the Tate – follow suit! (7) 4 The hazard of a brisk decapitation (4) 5 Little Stephanie – certain to be one of the family (5) 6 A rodent in the office? (5) 7 Twiddle one’s thumbs till Mike drives round (4,4) 12 A Monopoly token turns up in the barracks (3) 13 The great wealth and luxurious living of an outrageous N.E. couple (8) 15 A little of the dessert, a dollop (3) 16 Ada follows mum’s mother to a city in southern Spain (7) 17 Parts of Hawaii’s land, several used as cruise stops (7) 19 A light beer is served up that’s fit for a monarch (5) 20 You’ll need these on a European holiday – or Sue will go ballistic (5) 22 A few of the mini biscuits for one of the wading birds (4) 23 It’s the only organised French city on the Rhone (4)