SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 16,022:

ACROSS: 1 Chancel. 5 Crabby. 9 Atrophy. 10 Insurer. 11 Sir. 12 Oxygen masks. 13 Cuffs. 14 Dragonfly. 16 Recessive. 17 Exact. 19 Morris dance. 22 Alp. 23 Origami. 24 Vertigo. 26 Friend. 27 Lantern. DOWN: 1 Classic. 2 Aircraft carrier. 3 Cop. 4 Lay-by. 5 Crime wave. 6 Assam. 7 Birds of paradise. 8 Frisky. 12 Oasis. 14 Drip-dried. 15 Obese. 16 Ramrod. 18 Typhoon. 20 Image. 21 Naval. 25 Ran.