£100 PRIZE CROSSWORD

1 An army officer with former Prime Minister John (5) 4 A big fat zero is discovered on night manoeuvres (7) 8 Mislays Information Technology briefly and flies off the handle (5,2) 9 Gather a few more almonds in the kingdom (5) 10 Pieces of chicken for Paul McCartney’s old group (5) 11 The leaver goes round to let the cat out of the bag (6) 14 A little lass met Ian returning articles at the check-out (5) 16 A bullock? Control the vehicle along the road (5) 18 Tracked down and carted off (6) 21 Wee Victoria has to throw folk out of the premises (5) 24 The first Greek letter from Ralph arrives (5) 25 Members of the plane’s staff cooked the raw rice (7) 26 Top-notch words from Tina Turner’s “Simply…” song? Beth set out to find them (3,4) 27 The various roles show this person is not a winner (5) 1 A gooey cheese sandwich and a slice of caramel tart (4) 2 What judges Judy and Rinder supply – just frozen water (7) 3 Quits from a position and puts signature to a new contract (7) 4 Wee Stanley upset Nicola Sturgeon & Co (4) 5 There could be an odd number – it’s mid afternoon (5) 6 I take on silly Anne, being harebrained (5) 7 Mel brags about the customers at the casino (8) 12 An animal surgeon brought up in Stevenston (3) 13 Di’s taking a religious pamphlet to divert attention (8) 15 Shows up in Campbeltown in a raincoat (3) 16 Unexpectedly reveals more than a few (7) 17 Chaperones with Ford cars (7) 19 Appalled when the lad leaves to get something to eat (5) 20 Strike out and see changes around the Royal Academy briefly (5) 22 Moving at high speed? Go without food (4) 23 A large container in a brewery (4)