Prize Crossword 29,293

Across

1 Union supporter surprisingly is left outside backing a communist (10)

6 Theatrical party (4)

9 Tangle with international footballer (5)

10 Right to vote of a man in European country (9)

12 Award one successful with first clue! (8,5)

14 Crudely looks back on fresh depiction of recent events (8) 15 Lower status of church dignitary around Middle East (6) 17 Cheerful pub to get drunk and have a meal (6)

19 Product of Seagrams, one may relieve stress (8)

21 Biblical character – I put in ‘apostle’ erroneously (7,6)

24 Supporter at home was hard to indoctrinate (9)

25 Head off arm-in-arm showing tattoos (5)

26 Dash around during vernal equinox (4)

27 Inexperienced people guided head of government in affairs (10)

Down

1 Celebrity makes a couple of notes (4)

2 Deny Ovid was involved in Metamorphoses (7) 3 Making a comeback, getting about in the pink? (13) 4 Spare from socialist excess (8) 5 Posh part of London holding a mass for teacher (5)

7 Swim over sea back to front, being fat (7)

8 Lower orders comprehending students making fatuous remark (10)

11 One to welcome dawn crossing bridge with one’s dog (6,7)

13 Alpine club disbanded is not to blame (10)

16 Seized area captured by whirling Dervish (8) 18 Headgear of daughter taken by one in hand (7)

20 Good family will take her to find London landmark (7) 22 Will Shakespeare’s first grand house (5) 23 Misdeeds regularly ignored in certain days in Rome (4)