WEEKEND CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 How van driver will do what is required (7,3,5) 9 Nothing by a sister at fertile spot (5) 10 Assurance eager aunt arranged (9) 11 During experiment answer was put inside container (2-4) 12 Golf match for equestrian, say (5,3) 14 Wine guys keep down (4) 15 One turn rising (10) 18 Reunion with AGM turned out to be charming (10) 19 Fellow near the edge had hot drink (4) 21 Not disclosed (8) 23 Eccentric fellow had fish before German fellow left (6) 25 Hydrated aluminium silicate, it is included in china clay (9) 26 Food to be brought home (5) 27 Shaky timber producer (9,6)

DOWN

1 Water perhaps, very small part of what is needed (4,2,3,6) 2 Posh Italians coming from illfated liner (9) 3 Virginia’s with lady servant (6) 4 Right on time to be angry (4) 5 Difficult to make progress on course (5,5) 6 Felt a rug had been moved and was thankful (8) 7 Surgery on nervous reaction of the eye (5) 8 Bedfellow? (8,7) 13 Court order, change of residence on island (6,4) 16 I repeatedly call log arrangement irrational (9) 17 Treated bile from front flipper! (8) 20 Sound doubly disapproving at the blunder (6) 22 Layer of invigorating air (5) 24 Threat to shipping in October gales (4)