£100 PRIZE CROSSWORD

1 The protesters’ shout is a section of the French anthem (5) 4 Look after a child when a tabby is on the loose (7)

8 A raven is flying around the steep-sided valleys (7)

9 Robert is ordering juice and, first of all, a Spanish wine (5) 10 Little Debra’s husband is rude and loud (5)

11 A waterproof jacket for an obsessive guy with a boring hobby (6) 14 A Scot redesigned a well-known coffee shop chain (5)

16 Hate appears in a bar – oh, out of order (5) 18 Like a bath full of soap suds – or champagne (6) 21 Unearth dirt in the general election, like an archaeologist? (3,2) 24 Somehow aim to go to see a mate in Mexico (5)

25 More sulky and emotional – that’s dippy Di and Romeo (7)

26 The wild wind lessens, shortly to fade out (7)

27 France’s leader ain’t weak (5) 1 The horse-drawn vehicle has to reverse up some track (4) 2 Sadly starved of publicity in magazines and newspapers (7) 3 In a suit, travelling around the republic between Algeria and Libya (7)

4 Beyoncé and Spears sing, first and foremost, Scottish rock! (4)

5 A low-down kind of nobleman? No, Rab is on the way up (5) 6 Clean a burnt saucepan? It can be a bit discouraging (5) 7 Chewy cereal bars for hunters who follow wild animals’ trails? (8) 12 Margo! Order cab finally for the royal ball (3)

13 A blackleg poet becomes the holder of the sword (8)

15 A rub-a-dub-dub vessel, but capsized (3) 16 A small deduction, some distance away (1,3,3)

17 A world-famous escape artist set free a gutless Iraqi hound (7) 19 In Dublin, Irene gets a wee pancake (5) 20 Dolly danced with Jeff Bridges’ famous Hollywood dad (5) 22 Captain Hook’s sidekick seems to be a bit upset (4)

23 Ride a steady brisk pace on horse with a communist (4)