£50 PRIZE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Got up from the armchair a bit listless? Too drunk! (5)

4 Got the better of the Donald? Yes, outdone and beaten (7) 8 Out-of-date Spanish money a little dope set aside (7)

9 Distribute a share for the long-eared bounders (5)

10 Runs away with Catherine at last – a hospital worker (5) 11 Sign of Sagittarius from world’s longestrunning radio soap (6) 14 Some Thurso men saw sinister signs (5) 16 The lame type of joke from Canada’s capital or New York (5) 18 Swan Lake perhaps? Bet everyone goes inside (6)

21 The conductor has one – keep the innings going (5) 24 A preliminary plan for a military call-up in the States (5)

25 Get into a dither and worry a lot about Ian’s ego (7)

26 Our tent gets blown over? That’s a lie (3,4)

27 The traditional dresses used by India’s aristocrats (5)

DOWN

1 Drinks small quantities of some imported Portuguese sherry primarily (4) 2 Indistinct and not well-known – so Bruce gets baffled (7)

3 Has a complete dislike of French examinations (7) 4 Picking up a few masks – a tiresome chore (4)

5 Who’s the cinema assistant? That’s her following us (5) 6 There are some super theatres in an Australian city (5) 7 Completely ruins dinner at first with bad oysters (8)

12 The dove’s sound upset a little pooch (3) 13 “I need job!” Turns out he’s getting one in the White House (3,5) 15 Take a slice of the pepperoni – Larry has nothing (3)

16 Colouring sticks are in Roy’s can (7) 17 More spacious accommodation in

Rio and Rome, surprisingly (7) 19 Jumped when the plate got smashed (5) 20 Take part in the entertainment – go onto the stage (5)

22 More in Scotland, we hear, for the female horse (4)

23 See Thomas going back briefly for some golf ball props (4)