CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 All of a sudden, get some money on line, so has to conform (4,4,4) 8 Landlord went into town, erecting a new property (5) 9 Adult had a trim cut arranged. It’s quite shocking (9) 11 They have to leave at some stage (6) 12 Get a call at present, we’re told, from the past (4,4) 14 Scot, for instance, combined with national symbol inside (10) 15 Had the ability to get involved, to some extent (2,2) 18 Old theologian gave son a 24 down (4) 19 Select bear outfit, when one pushes the boat out (10) 21 Friends have a racket in place for old champions (8) 23 Not so 26 across, as it’s more acceptable (6) 25 May preen herd, but is forced to denounce it (9) 26 Book, on line, new type of stout (5) 27 About to pay workers on time for largescale relocation (12) DOWN 1 Once laced preparation put under wraps (9) 2 Did a pickling solution spoil a soft drink? (8) 3 Is very keen to get involved in Badminton (4) 4 Buy and sell celebrities to promote brands (5,5) 5 Left flightless birds to run into monkey-like animals (6) 6 A recorder took no time, with little hesitation (5) 7 Arrive with a cutting machine, but ended up in total failure (4,1,7) 10 Advance with some force to improve one’s position (4,2,6) 13 Burial, including first name, led to confinement (10) 16 Boy’s not there, so fades away (6,3) 17 Blame rep for messing up introductions (8) 20 Stick, at short notice, to present (6) 22 Having left part of the church, it might be a mistake (5) 24 Get some advantage from using a wedge, finally (4)