CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 German crew go mad for Scottish actor ( 4,8)

9 Fusion source aboard Trident’s questionable underwater traps ( 5,4)

10 Organised central heating for dressing? ( 5)

11 See 24 Down

12 South American bloke seen with a fiddle ( 8)

13 Not wholly fierce, frenzied feeling at first where 1Ac was raised ( 6)

14 Commercial studio almost silent, producing literary supplement ( 8)

17 No- account theatrical hearing according to Kafka ( 3,5)

19 Crack in use, 23Ac by 1Ac ( 6)

21 They’re there too, for two ( 8)

23 Made music, or worked on pitch ( 6)

25 Engineers connect both sides, wanting word like “covfefe” ( 5)

26 Holidays by the sea for the key players ( 9)

27 Win an e- book in error and starts to behave inappropriately, 23Ac by 1Ac ( 3- 3,6)

DOWN

2 Drink gets one wet falling over surrounded by grouse ( 5,4)

3 Put heads together to find Christmas turkey alternative ( 3,4)

4 Leader of staff division is ultimately wanting ( 4)

5 Last two whiskies in drinks orders as bell rings ( 8)

6 Refuse to keep bottle opener in saloon accommodation ( 7)

7 Get up around the end of autumn and wash ( 5)

8 Side involved in supporting the union men are tragic figures ( 3,9)

9 Interfered, with the identical subtle suggestion ( 8,4)

15 Head of music engaged in playing birthday chorus in a wild and ecstatic manner ( 9)

16 One thousand, a thousand thousand, a thousand and one, a musical! ( 5,3)

18 That’s right – one managed at top level ( 7)

20 Electronic centre of excellence is operational for tech billionaire ( 7)

22 Gold miners circling mountain ( 5)

24/ 11 Prison lecture last chance for leading swindler, 23Ac by 1Ac ( 4,6)