SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 16,027:

ACROSS: 1 Sawmill. 5 Debase. 9 Ailment. 10 Yerevan. 11 Lei. 12 Kerb-crawler. 13 Piton. 14 Loose ends. 16 Continual. 17 Swiss. 19 Iridescence. 22 Era. 23 Nonstop. 24 Twiddle. 26 Edward. 27 Dry-eyed. DOWN: 1 Scallop. 2 Well-intentioned. 3 Ire. 4 Later. 5 Day school. 6 Burma. 7 St Valentine’s Day. 8 In arms. 12 Kanji. 14 Launch pad. 15 Ensue. 16 Client. 18 Seaweed. 20 Extra. 21 Noted. 25 Ivy.