CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Rising early to give cheers for the fun and games (2,4,3,4) 10 Gain rapt attention with religious teaching given to ex-soldier (5) 11 Leaving mess, inserted old plant (9) 12 Changes colour of wader (9) 13 Go crazy for cake across the pond (5) 14 Mars led the way in producing fruit (7) 16 Perspired when sitting on end of pillow (7) 18 Shelled out tanner on first train into Lothian town (7) 20 Move clumsily on second attempt – it’s rubbish (7) 21 Mentions Edinburgh, Glasgow, etc, when I’ve left (5) 23 Restrain prisoner said to have pulled a fast one (9) 25 Without direction, muddled as silly me! (9) 26 The Spanish take French conclusion to be fairytale (5)

27 Wound up with a flat tyre? (5,8)

DOWN

2 Artisan loaf right for layer of path material (5) 3 Unwilling, munched during exam? (9) 4 Corruption I housed was extremely ugly (7) 5 Gets a move on when card player holds next best thing to honours (7) 6 Sensationalist measure of light clear (5) 7 Rule of Edward I burned brightly once more (9) 8 “I am in the car, it is moving,” he sums up (13) 9 Collectivist slogan one journalist established among staff (6,2,5) 15 One working in drawing office impresses servant (9) 17 Next cases arranged with precision (9) 19 Secures quickly when strategic moves raised (5,2) 20 Can sort early photograph (7) 22 Scandinavian got married in London area (5) 24 Conclude with finer version (5)