GUARDIAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO. 27,515

ACROSS

1 Relaxes muscles for drug that is injected (6) 5 Walked closely behind man, European went first (6) 8 Rubbish inside most of chicken drumsticks to go on these? (7) 9 Run a bath to get over

upset (7) 11 Playing at Euros: result in suddendeath shoot-out? (7,8) 12 Beginning to get it

with date (4) 13 Time to appear earlier in big dress: Oscar for actress (5,5) 17 Short fellow against guys being attached to this troublemaker (10) 18 In blue, fanatical

football supporter (4) 20 Telegraph work? It involved being on wire (9,6) 23 Former nurses work to provide food for children (7) 24 Tips to collect working

for peanuts (7) 25 Learner that is after a pass, then one can drive on farm (6) 26 Sugar to look sexy

when cycling (6)

DOWN

2 Attractive woman needing a lot of money to strip (9) 3 Awful to recall Hamlet at end of plot (6) 4 Web developer enters PIN that’s incorrect (9) 5 Creature

in river? (5) 6 They stop racket abuse — Sharapova temper finally blows (8) 7 Flipping tense, smoke and belch (5) 8 Mahler: that’s refined music (6,5) 10 Travelling easier on coach going around city (6,5) 14 One might go off chest dating site put at top (9) 15 These might secure lock at back: not keys to house (4,5) 16 Quiet party game (8) 19 Writer of piece

returned grant (6) 21 It could run down wall? Wee covering floor having missed opening (5) 22 Section of wardrobe

seems large (5)