DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Sketch marine creature over on sheltered side (7) 5 Coach set back fight (4-2) 9 Catch Labour broadcast throughout the country (7) 10 Landmass destabilises sea air over Uganda initially (7) 11 Throw out tie with end missing (3) 12 100 wine and primarily large beer bottles, full (5-1-5) 13 Turner with untrustworthy character (5) 14 Extended opening in East London not on (9) 16 Greek character with two men formerly from Zimbabwe (9) 17 One American computer company sent back some poetry (5) 19 Sponge wine bar (7,4) 22 Lecturer withdraws approval (3) 23 Some somersault with ease, I hear, swinging from it? (7) 24 Wine company guards one entrance (7) 26 Stop husband eating last of fine toast (6) 27 Initially, early morning papers like Queen Victoria (7)

DOWN

1 Gesture of deep respect or sign of hostility once? (7) 2 Loire antecedent disputed Franco-British understanding (7,8) 3 Silver ring in the past (3) 4 Look dictionary up — potassium appears twice in it (5) 5 Crack county analysis (9) 6 Drop second young animal across river (5) 7 University ranks simpleton ‘Failed’? It’s not fair (15) 8 Requested to support millions, like a superhero? (6) 12 Bear on farm left in underground hollow (5) 14 I bet Hazel could become queen (9) 15 Start to grill mature beef (5) 16 Right English book picked up? That’s unlikely (6) 18 Safe place to be is round New Cross, heading north? (7) 20 Perfect trader’s motto? (5) 21 Help pastry batch to rise in cooker perhaps (5) 25 Put up standard charge (3)