DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Source of tight regulation governing very strong fungus (7) 5 Animal crosses river in front (6) 9 Interminable eastern headland accommodates 550 (7) 10 Unitary Authority abandons promise but he’s awarded money (7) 11 Propeller starts to offend all rowers (3) 12 Prophet’s sphere (7,4) 13 Yellowish mineral deposit covers Switzerland (5) 14 Students at uni spike drink, causing contamination (9) 16 We provide crazy stunt at air show (5,4) 17 Generous person makes entrance about noon (5) 19 Serious old Aussie soldier’s job in cemetery (5-6) 22 Locust occasionally caught at Lord’s maybe (3) 23 Use horn illegally to throw rider (7) 24 Socks perhaps used for climbing? (3,4) 26 Mole’s grey on ground (6) 27 Whiskey stained blankets — no need for tissues (3-4)

DOWN

1 Effect wavering trumpet solo puts out (7) 2 Unwell after random thunder, we’re blasted with heat (5,3,7) 3 Escape without line charge (3) 4 Composition’s oddly easy, for instance (5) 5 Entrance into dance reduced? It’s of little importance (9) 6 Group of parliamentarians sent back message (5) 7 Tom indicates you could be trained for TV show (9,6) 8 Pan feature often broadcast around end of April (6) 12 Applaud short 7 from US (5) 14 Prince, say, blocks one odious honour (9) 15 Hundreds ordered to drop NHS milk supplier (5) 16 Member of parsley family wildebeest found in hole (6) 18 Turned in and stopped working (7) 20 See about Arab ahead of schedule (5) 21 Doctor tours island, extremely cold (5) 25 Question dairy product, not English (3)

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