SOLUTION TO NO 1,785

the Mediterranean (8)

22 One bound to the land in medieval times (4) 24 See 10 across

25 Sport for which you need clubs at the club (4)

26 What quartet is to four, this is to seven (6)

27 This is what gives Americans a lift (8)

1 Not blatant (6)

2 Reappraised (10)

3 Musical instrument that goes with ice cream? (6)

4 Stringed instrument you’d associate with Captain Corelli (8)

5 Surname that links Artie, Sandie and Martin (4)

6 Heat-resistant material no longer used in building because its fibres damage the lungs (8)

8 Significant event in a transitional period of someone’s life (4,2,7)

15 Fluent in three languages (10)

16 Medical condition in which someone has too much sugar in their blood (8)

17 Unwavering, firm (8)

20 As used in the production of cheese (6)

21 Traditional dome-shaped Eskimo houses (6)

23 Destiny (4)