£50 PRIZE CROSSWORD

1 Leaps about with the defence’s answers to the charges (5) 4 Ease dad out of one of the world’s saltiest waters (4,3)

8 Send the US coins off to members of the family (7)

9 Father out of bed? Yes, making a type of children’s book (3-2) 10 Rita’s prepared to supply an Indian stringed instrument (5) 11 Dan and Eva fly to the Las Vegas state (6) 14 A tree from a sandy seaside area, by the sound of it (5) 16 VHS recordings of some of the closest ape species (5)

18 Signs up as a member of the club of sad loners (6)

21 The smallest number of tales have to be rewritten (5) 24 Noel returned and ate Melanie’s first piece of fruit (5)

25 Frightened when the French female returned armed (7) 26 Tried to transfer and travel to the largest city in Michigan (7) 27 The traditional tablecloth material that a mill in England produced (5) 1 An old Scottish ancestor was chosen, they say (4)

2 Horribly evil Sue is becoming difficult to catch (7)

3 With cash, nip out to get the Vitamin K-rich green leaves (7)

4 The money’s from definite orders – selling haddock primarily (4) 5 One batch of the samples is sufficient for one’s needs (5) 6 Pick up some Thai pesto – it’s a warm brown colour (5)

7 A US apple pie gets a big hand (8)

12 Passing through parts of Scandinavia? Yes, some naively headed north (3)

13 Bad Elsie somehow descended the cliff on ropes (8)

15 Bill’s partner makes a dove noise (3) 16 Elation about one part of the chiropodist’s work (7)

17 Redrawing the maps – not for a Royal Mail employee (7)

19 Set up the timer and transfer the money (5)

20 The local jargon a Stirling OAP uses (5) 22 Neil left the clarinet in an American shopping trolley (4) 23 This is an internationally famous garden, Anthony (4)