CRYPTIC CROSSWORD No. 16,961

ACROSS: 1 Succumb. 5 Pseudo. 9 Albania. 10 Logical. 11 Inn. 12 Lieutenants. 13 Motet. 14 Debit card. 16 Crime wave. 17 Amiss. 19 Stick insect. 22 Ago. 23 Entries. 24 Leading. 26 Greens. 27 Taken in. DOWN: 1 Stadium. 2 Cabinet minister. 3 Urn. 4 Brave. 5 Palatable. 6 Egg on. 7 Decontamination. 8 Closed. 12 Lithe. 14 Diagnosis. 15 Toast. 16 Cosset. 18 Shotgun. 20 Knife. 21 Eilat. 25 Ark.