CRUSADER SOLUTION FOR MON, MAY 9

ACROSS: 1 Digs, 3 Moscow mule, 9 Noah, 10 Stinginess, 11 Radioactive, 15 Egomaniac, 17 Odium, 18 Apace, 19 Andalusia, 20 Crime writer, 24 Eating away, 25 Fire, 26 Battery hen, 27 Skit. DOWN: 1 Doner kebab, 2 Grand total, 4 Optic, 5 Convinced, 6 White-collar, 7 Used, 8 East, 12 Opalescence, 13 Miss a trick, 14 Impairment, 16 Imaginary, 21 Erase, 22 Herb, 23 Stet. Prizeword: Sadness