CROSSWORD CORNER

ACROSS

1 Get some air (7)

5 Leicester and England soccer

player (5)

8 Make it through (7)

9 Follower of black or merry (5) 10 Asparagus stalk (5)

11 King’s abodes (7)

12 Most shameful (6)

14 Tougher (6)

18 Bucolic (5)

20 Some are inert (5)

24 Ways out of a building (5) 25 Copy (7)

26 The whole nine __ (5) 27 Long-necked mammal (7)

DOWN

1 Soup holders (5)

2 Take out (5)

3 Short sleeved under- garments (1-6) 4 One of seven (6)

5 Consonant’s partner (5)

6 Lessened (7)

7 Shows boredom (5)

12 Pretty much (7)

13 Battle veteran (7)

15 More sore (7)

16 “Red __ “thriller (3)

17 Not serious (6)

19 Chronicles (5)

21 Winter wear (5)

22 Display (5)