CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Unsafe in dry river (8) 5 They have some degrees of inclination (6) 10 Insect, flea possibly found at end of book (7) 11 Narrow-minded when surrounded by water (7) 12 Ascend 100ft (5) 13 Playing orange-red instrument (4,5) 14 The real thing (7,7) 17 Ready to have a stab in a state of hostility (2,7,5) 21 The top Leo removed from lens (9) 23 Support parade (5) 24 Puts ink round satellite (7) 25 Imagine fantasy has finished (5,2) 26 Drink pop mixed in Syria (6) 27 Caution shown by lady (8)

DOWN

1 Taint in a way to produce ill-feeling (6) 2 “Horizon” produced by broadcasters who are on track (7) 3 Revised brochure on German or French port (9) 4 Volumes of testimonials in the library? (9,5) 6 Catch girl with our leader (5) 7 Force other plaice to go round inhabiting the sea (7) 8 Trap right dog (8) 9 Something that’s exciting for very short time, more than a week (4,4,6) 15 Ornament al knot that’ stopping for Ottoman? (5,4) 16 Fellow worker covers very large area with free musical composition (8) 18 Trotter on river to remove parasites (7) 19 Artificer has to operate with one hand (7) 20 Main item of a country’s production is piece of wire to fasten paper (6) 22 On the wall she may be barely noticed (3-2)