CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Mutual respect’s beginning with police car going off (10) 6 Stone circle left on peak, oddly (4) 9 Criminal pair one found in sect (7) 10 Incapable of supporting oneself? (7) 12 Viewer keen to see what’s in store (6-7) 14 Go and cover for person switching sides (8) 15 Digs suit (6) 17 A person elected by vicar to refurbish (6) 19 Criminal only disheartened with condition attached by judge initially (8) 21 Limp and miss a platform – I must go to California shortly (13) 24 Hurry back and watch Kirov’s last dancer (7) 25 Gently boil outside with fish, for example (7) 26 A measure of whisky enjoyed in Scottish island (4) 27 Very popular, and completely sane, drinking a gallon (3,3,4)

DOWN

1 Loaded, but ridiculous (4) 2 State of tension seeing coward struggling across line (4,3) 3 Maybe mum’s got people with her controlling organisation (6,7) 4 Oil on tap possibly available as choice (8) 5 A season up in the hills of Africa (5) 7 Parking on grass to get around parking twice, got ready (7) 8 Desperate attempt to survive holiday centre (4,6) 11 Doctors ring needing custom (5,8) 13 Plots Conservative approach in the case of schools (10) 16 Look after property in strike about old customs (5-3) 18 Governor’s frailty, getting broody regularly (7) 20 Predicament laid out over English military award (7) 22 Incus discovered in Roman villa (5) 23 Couple lacking source of cash for bank of Scotland (4)