DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Two lots of soldiers sank their teeth into snack (7) 5 Divert smoke covering suburbs of Tokyo (3,3) 9 Free China disturbed by peace-keepers (7) 10 Simple novel about universal instinct (7) 11 Fee expected (3) 12 Richard played with posh instrument (11) 13 It comes with pasta in Spain, served in fancy pots (5) 14 Guy with headgear gets brown in New York district (9) 16 Pay back Polish over in French city with euros (9) 17 It could be grand in Olympia normally (5) 19 Mind picture composed of lime and magenta (6,5) 22 Live back in time (3) 23 Stones injured leg, the part below knee first (7) 24 Gentleman in Seville camouflaged new gaol (7) 26 Maximum stout brewed in minutes? On the contrary (6) 27 Backtrack about money and find a different partner (7)
DOWN
1 Stage more expensive rally (5,2) 2 NASA expert’s salad is nicest if ordered on time (6,9) 3 Cups jointly seen in bureau in odd places (3) 4 Singer’s note picked up (5) 5 Sue panics, getting thrown in Badminton event (9) 6 Issue pith helmet with cape (5) 7 Orwell felt uneasy about composer, communist sympathiser (6,9) 8 Damp cul-de-sac isn’t finished (6) 12 TV company doctor’s weapon (1-4) 14 Robin Hood’s band heard beginning to twang for fun (9) 15 Drink containing very soft fruit (5) 16 Negligent scripture teacher (6) 18 Where to pray for a Conservative but not loudly (7) 20 Nameless gang organised riot regularly, using this (5) 21 Despise head office interfering in refurbished bar (5) 25 Dutch writer’s view of what he dislikes? (3)