£50 PRIZE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 A bird for Batman’s

sidekick (5)

4 A lousy seducer is delivered from danger (7)

8 Could be a cert for a wee farmer in Scotland (7)

9 A bloomer with a bigger instrument than the violin (5) 10 These court appeals sound rather polite (5)

11 An inhabitant of Crete is in a trance, trembling (6)

14 and 16 Across Tap-turning utility on Monopoly board is source of tears (5,5) 16 See 14

18 Bet Al’s annoyed about the school’s multiplication lists

(6)

21 An authoritative proclamation from the dictator (5) 24 Really masculine part of an Oklahoma chorus (5)

25 Little Bob’s cures are not clearly understood (7) 26 Look-alike twins for the church bell tollers (7)

27 Eden’s going to supply the essentials (5)

DOWN

1 Chinese or Indian food from Sir Tim, the songwriter (4) 2 Funny bloke to produce a bound pamphlet (7) 3 Heavyweight upset blonde? That’s unjust (3,4) 4 Uncommon steak

order? (4)

5 Rev Aston briefly upset a piggy-bank user (5)

6 An old submarine is

turned about (1-4) 7 Sadly agonised to identify a person’s medical problem (8) 12 The self-confidence

of a brave goalie (3) 13 Tim wrote about one who is unfaithful to partner (3-5)

15 A scaleless fish is hauled up from Nile eventually (3)

16 Sets to work with vigour and gets feet wet? Poor Ida’s new (5,2)

17 He keeps himself to himself but cure Les somehow (7)

19 No cab turned up for Hollywood star Kevin (5)

20 Flee with another escapee, leaving other people enraged initially (5) 22 We hear drink gets jeers from the audience (4) 23 Sounds like cats in buildings originally used as stables (4)