£100 PRIZE CROSSWORD

1 A selection of chocolates – all yummy! – for Ms Magnusson (5) 4 The silly NCO goes into the bank for a big round flat scone in Scotland (7) 8 Another portion for the boxers’ helpers (7) 9 There’s no tar brought back to sell down the river (3,2) 10 Take great pleasure in placing the lever into reverse (5) 11 Al’s hen runs around with Gretel’s brother (6) 14 Beasts of burden must take a bit of grass especially (5) 16 A key part of the arrival? Oh, a Honolulu hello (5) 18 Enid leaves sad Cinderella where the wine is stored (6) 21 Go one better than a no longer ‘in’ party (5) 24 Partially retire eventually to a sunny Scottish island (5) 25 Ali gets two degrees – he’s an Arabian Nights hero (3,4) 26 One of the savoury biscuits for a really attractive woman (7) 27 Gee whiz – it’s the old Robertson’s Jam mascot (5) 1 Some foolish sassenachs returned to discover what Miss Scotland wore (4) 2 Baking a cake with sly, servile helpers and flunkeys (7) 3 Somehow seek any of the famous New York baseball team (7) 4 Australia’s outback for singer Kate (4) 5 Marilyn Monroe’s real first name is possibly Roman (5) 6 Curses a hideous hosta (5) 7 A Shakespeare play for a male monarch to learn without end (4,4) 12 It’s a somewhat sparkling comeback for a big fat zero (3) 13 Restless Rico can’t find the sleep-inducing drug (8) 15 Kathleen cuts up the long fish (3) 16 Being insulting and belittling in a bus in Gloucester (7) 17 An odd posh dance for an eccentric character (7) 19 Popular Vanessa holds a baby bug (5) 20 Beer with Calvin Klein briefly? What a smarty-pants (5) 22 Sounds like the vehicle for chatty man Alan (4) 23 Player of golf? Two learners leave blustery Argyll to see him (4)