DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Lined up daughter and sons to cut grass (7) 5 I had some food after work — it helps me sleep (6) 9 British and three Europeans catch virus in colony (7) 10 Consult an Arabist about this highranking spouse (7) 11 One very disheartened climber (3) 12 Powerful swimmer trained hillwalker to save energy (6,5) 13 Prince Charles’s assistant produces list of plants (5) 14 Battered boats, old and damaged (9) 16 Body in space spread elation in police department (9) 17 Dispute over trawler’s last herring (5) 19 Unlisted English company boss axes packaging (2-9) 22 Leaders of quite orthodox Muslims in Iranian city (3) 23 Reveal moves to protect harbour and port (2,5) 24 Second saint translated part of bible (7) 26 Disconnect a Parisian listener bored by piano (6) 27 Flexible series of games finish in July (7)

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Interview notes 21 about cheese (7) One nervy comic pinches staff article periodically (5,3,3,4) 3 Some risk injury to go downhill fast (3) 4 Stay and prosper nonetheless (5) 5 Wave deters boy in marine farm (6,3) 6 Stylish wife hosts the French spouse’s relative (2-3) 7 Conservative supports battle site somewhere in London (9,6) 8 Trivial last bit of agenda topped and tailed (3,3) 12 Jack the Lad? (5) 14 Battered snack nearly spoiled goods (6,3) 15 Thanks to bacon’s container, it’s delicious (5) 16 Chum (American) consumes the Spanish dish (6) 18 Epistles to him composed within borders of Turkey? (7) 20 Composer’s welcome cuts both ways (5) 21 It makes seats more comfy heading off (5) 25 Replacement boat for the navy (3)

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