CRUSADER PRIZE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Join has European look, we hear (6,4) 6 Former monarch has turned hard (4) 10 Watch former pupil take the first shot (7) 11 Island provides endlessly explosive answer (7) 12 New tsar has spoken about one of the tailors (9) 13 Debit arranged for cleaner (5) 14 Sodium layer starts to make dye (5) 15 Information about mental fellow (9) 17 Graduate with relative wickedness gets unfortunate counsel (3,6) 20 The Spanish police find their national hero (2,3) 21 Lure agency worker with contract ending (5) 23 Involving following directions first (9) 25 Tree transported to Capri (7) 26 Long-reigning prince is less dry (7) 27 Repeat in the choir (4) 28 Name recent changes to office (4,6)

DOWN

1 Fluorine misplacement used in dental hygiene (5) 2 Incorporated space to lay quiet diner out (9) 3 Darn actor strayed – keep method of persuasion (6-3-5) 4 Looking for helicopter report (7) 5 African to nag about arranging loan (7) 7 Difficult to include old stock (5) 8 Organ, to need tuning, gets cheered (9) 9 Treatment that may cost a mint (6,8) 14 Get used to costume you finally took in (9) 16 Speed of sound isn’t working for operator (9) 18 Drink and diamonds make date go badly (4,3) 19 Learnt performance, having husband to captivate (7) 22 Frenchman gets terribly rash in quagmire (5) 24 Bush and Gore going round Sweden (5)