Last week’s answers:
ACROSS: 3. Forestall; 8. Paid; 9. Set square;
10. Region; 11. Seven; 14. These; 15. Romp;
16. Relic; 18. Rout; 20. Route; 21. Third;
24. Switch; 25. Resembled; 26. Lion;
27. St. Bernard.
DOWN: 1. Spare tyre; 2. Single out; 4. Open;
5. Ensue; 6. Tourer; 7. Lark; 9. Sober;
11. Solid; 12. Not up to it; 13. Upper hand;
17. Crowd; 19. Thieve; 22. Robin; 23. Beat;
24. Seer.