CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Rude about ship in force (6) 4 Charming about injury (4) 7 Afterwards from both ends (4) 8 Please move and go by (6) 9 Call for some jewellery (4) 10 Tiny part of a cat (4) 12 Feeble meat recipe (4) 14 Everything in gallery (3) 16 Insect of character, say (3) 17 Line travelled by river (4) 20 Mine changed in manner (4) 23 Incentive for a horse? (4) 24 Warning the rat off (6) 25 Groped around for fastening (4) 26 Regarded as part of the play, say (4) 27 Learnt about regular payment (6)

DOWN

1 Imagine being armed, possibly (5) 2 Way out of the Broads (4) 3 Small squad has old power (5) 4 The Roman’s conqueror (4) 5 Creature has article to mail off (6) 6 Glum, working with old magnate (5) 11 Distinguish from intellect (4) 13 Queen seen in banner (4) 15 Modest protest on energy (6) 16 Singer has one platform (5) 18 Bury in hinterlands (5) 19 Accommodation stolen by the Spanish (5) 21 Press club (4) 22 Point stew out (4)

Solutions in next week’s Sunday Mirror