GUARDIAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO. 27,526

ACROSS

1 Initially see little fellow working for a very small amount (8) 5 Recall breaking

into storeroom (6) 9 Muslim unhappy in

gym for fencing (8) 10 Cooks for the crew

aboard ship (6) 12 Discontinue speech

for refreshment (11) 15 Some dog rescuers

become monsters (5) 17 American photo taken in Israel produces scepticism (9) 18 The miners adapted to join closely together (9) 19 Half-heartedly incapacitate an aristocrat (5) 20 Boxing promoter in the

waste business? (5,6) 24 Disagreement following publicity that’s aimless (6) 25 Man returned to island

unattached (8) 26 Insect can escape (6) 27 Let’s list components? That’s most unmoving! (8)

DOWN

1 Wonderful boy in charge, travelling very fast (10) 2 Explain being angry about sovereign’s desire (10) 3 Device for soldier’s way of working (5) 4 Traveller’s joy seeing damn bad loser upset (3,4,5) 6 Development in

old conflict (9) 7 Barren meadow needs

a bit of nitrate (4) 8 Trick queen

over exploit (4) 11 Fail to understand girl has article on train (4,3,5) 13 Question son’s disguise in sleazy bar (10) 14 Stop and notice people getting tons of affection (10) 16 Left USSR wrongly supporting Soviet leader? That’s worrying! (9) 21 Top swimmer receives ten cents (5) 22 Conflict Mike

finds heated (4) 23 Penny has fish?

I ask you! (4)