Crossword

ACROSS

1 Relating to ordinary people (6) 4 Youngest son of Jacob by Rachel (8) 9 American version of Mexican food, music or language (3-3) 10 Quill for plucking a guitar (8) 12 Husband of Helen and king of Sparta in Greek mythology (8) 13 Reducing agent used as a developer in photography (6) 15 Severe verbal reprimand (6-7) 18 Breed of small terrier with long coat and drooping ears (6,7) 20 Archibald —, 1883-1950, British field marshal who became an earl (6) 22 Ointment to prevent chapping (8) 24 Fairy tale by Brothers Grimm first published in 1812 (8) 25 River flowing through Vientiane (6) 26 Brownish-grey earless aquatic animal (4,4) 27 Len —, 1916-90, English cricketer (6)

DOWN

1 — Whitbread, English javelin thrower (6) 2 In 1775 it was the scene of the first battle in War of American Independence (9) 3 Most northerly part of the UK (8,7) 5 — Fitzgerald, jazz singer (4) 6 French underwater explorer 1910-1997 (7,8) 7 5th century BC Greek sculptor born in Eleutherae (5) 8 Science of laws of the mind (8) 11 East central African country, capital Bujumbura (7) 14 Pop group fronted by Debbie Harry (7) 16 International communications system (9) 17 Small village in borough of Blackburn with Darwen (8) 19 Kevin —, English footballer who was twice voted European Footballer of the Year (6) 21 Venomous Old World snake (5) 23 Wife and sister of Zeus in Greek mythology (4)