CRYPTIC CROSSWORD No 16,716

ACROSS: 1 Revolve. 5 Exocet. 9 Pathway. 10 Bad debt. 11 Sol. 12 Battle royal. 13 Extol. 14 Frivolous. 16 Petty cash. 17 Adapt. 19 Discontinue. 22 Due. 23 Edition. 24 Ratchet. 26 Ascend. 27 Entente.

DOWN: 1 Riposte. 2 Vital statistics. 3 Law. 4 Egypt. 5 Embellish. 6 Order. 7 Every now and then. 8 Stylus. 12 Balmy. 14 Flattened. 15 Orate. 16 Padded. 18 Theatre. 20 Olive. 21 Nerve. 25 Tit.