DAILY BRAIN TEASERS

Across

1 None but the elite runners break a leg (3,3,4)

6 Jazz singing that’s musical, back to front (4)

9 Traditional dish – price regularly on the house? (7,3)

10 False witness found entering Mali, arrested (4)

12 Number of passes in test OK, case under review (6,6)

15 Love a swimmer appearing stupid (6)

16 Dash of milk goes in to make a meal (5,3)

18 Singers incorporating a thousand quavers (8)

19 In Urdu oddly, map showing hilly area (6)

21 US state was riveting, I gathered (4,8) 24 Awesome trim (4) 25 Struggled to get words out when rushed to grasp line, say (10)

26 That woman had somewhere to keep garden tools (4)

27 Green tin I’d stirred, food added (10)

Down

1 Bend tree that’s lacking length (4) 2 Discussed money for old instrument (4) 3 Sky is where it is, for pity’s sake! (7,5) 4 Chest in which devil locks preacher, ultimately (6) 5 Bowlers the tops? (8) 7 Two animals in willow on the field? (7,3) 8 Death etc portrayed finally in destruction of star actor (5,5) 11 Saddened by failure, released from employment? (12) 13 Work’s nifty after breaking for a short rest (5,5) 14 Pudding to partake of, fragrant thing (10) 17 Reptile burying head of prey in the earth (8) 20 Alcohol taster, we hear? (6) 22 Right time to regret (4) 23 Firstly, every day I’m trying to change (4)