SOLUTION TO 4713

ACROSS: 8, Husky; 9, Round trip, 10, Reigniting, 11, Mind; 12, Crass; 13, Jewellers;

14, Tots; 16, Wales; 17, Shoo; 21, Relay race; 23, Remit; 24, Nous; 25, How-do-you-do; 26, Nullipara; 27, Argon. DOWN: 1, Shortcut; 2, Aspirant; 3, Gymnast; 4, Go like clockwork; 5, Snugness; 6, Stimulus; 7, Dinner; 15, Sparsely; 16, Worships; 18, Homburgs; 19, Outgoing; 20, Greylag; 22, Exodus.

The winner of 4712 is Sarah Taylor, Keysoe