WEEKEND CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Net to be used first? (6) 4 Take into account trick with bumpy rides (8) 9 State one first who travelled haphazardly (6) 10 Brilliant way to blind! (8) 12 Make a difficult situation worse, more fiery (3,3,6) 15 Emptied limited edition part of car first (9) 17 Ancient Scandinavian journey pronouncedly icy (5) 18 Metal available was acquired (5) 19 Enough space for jogging? (5-4) 20 One who had been in force is former padre (2-10) 24 Nothing in unusual antique mathematical statement (8) 25 Character inclined to show emphasis (6) 26 Defend what winner of horse race had? (8) 27 Doctor Kay served jelly outside (6)

DOWN

1 Take part of jointed piece for horses (7-3) 2 Very successful in a plane? (6,4) 3 Saw part can be found in one’s mouth (5) 5 In addition to there being more on top (4,3,5) 6 Guy organising soccer war (9) 7 Get some sleep, it’s almost twelve (4) 8 Some more effort needed on chain of rocks (4) 11 It is where needle slipped that is not for publication (3-3-6) 13 Tell friend without fuss (10) 14 Clue iceman unravelled to do with the whole church (10) 16 Exert tout outrageously on racecourse (9) 21 It is coming up in signal for action for attractive young woman (5) 22 Some walker by the roadside (4) 23 States in afterthought it might be Felix (4)