IRISH DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Fiercely courageous, lacking ego, harsh (7) 5 Time to find golden nut misplaced round bottom of elm? (6) 9 Sweet sauce celeb put into cattle food (7) 10 Shoot tried curling over northern end of wall (7) 11 Very short implement (3) 12 I stay on, working to cover new policeman, changing beats (11) 13 Afterwards, both sides had a meal inside (5) 14 Performed histrionically, quiet song took effect (45) 16 “Stay here,” says hotelier, “and do as you please” (2,2,5) 17 What you call dismal otologist? (5) 19 Illogical remark by railwaymen inspires silly question (3,8) 22 In Paris he tackles Latin, but not well (3) 23 Errors students sent back at end of class (4-3) 24 Right place designed to hold single copy (7) 26 Tsarist emperor’s intrinsic state of mind (6) 27 Natural home somewhat concealed in Panama, say (7)

DOWN

1 Article distorted musical performance (7) 2 Ulsterman in Kop’s rioting? It’s not cricket (15) 3 Eggs on veal every so often (3) 4 Irishman guards duke’s old transport (5) 5 A number rise in a bar for longdistance traveller (9) 6 National wears long robe in the Friendly Islands (5) 7 Revolutionary fooled Stalinist miner about cross (7-8) 8 Finished timber set in ground, disregarding time (6) 12 Bound to forget new small plant (5) 14 Grandfather, say, appears again in dock briefly (9) 15 Dread wriggling snake (5) 16 Throw out Ulster party dresses (6) 18 Maybe Robin is new in retail complex (7) 20 Prepare on-line joke? (5) 21 Light concert orchestra piece (5) 25 Where to promote unusual beers primarily (3)