SOLUTION TO 4720

ACROSS:

5, East; 7, Advertising; 9, Orate; 10, Signorina; 11, Nearest 12, Emerge; 14, Reactivate; 17, Far-fetched; 20, Roused; 22, Innings; 23, Touchwood; 24, Naomi; 25, Marshmallow; 26, Isle.

DOWN:

1, Man’s best friend; 2, Tenner; 3, Starter; 4, Titanic; 5, Egomania; 6, Stage-hands; 8, Let the side down; 13, Extraneous; 15, Ash; 16, Meantime; 18, Costard; 19, Drachma; 21, Unwell.

The winner of 4719 is Susan Hobkirk, Berwickshire