£100 PRIZE CROSSWORD

1 One runs from Fort William to Inverness – is Mr Pacino able to? (5) 4 This Royal Mail worker is completely disorganised – no stamp! (7) 8 A large amount of money paid at once – for cube sugar? (4,3) 9 A bite from a bee is among the sorest, Ingrid (5) 10 Goodbye in France from a little lad – i.e. Ugo (5) 11 The first helpers at an injury treated Di’s ear (6) 14 Sounds like money taken by HMRC for carpet nails (5) 16 Fuzzy wallpaper for the pastor’s people (5) 18 Ken and Roy sailed round a group of Scottish islands (6) 21 CA Ron turns out to be a nut (5) 24 Select some mountain diamonds in this eastern country (5) 25 Mr Miles exercised with a member of Weight Watchers (7) 26 It’s awfully easy, Ken – they’re the Confederates’ enemies (7) 27 A trained assassin or spy from a town in Japan (5) 1 A fizzy drink from a small firm Mr Capone set up (4) 2 The CID moan about being unable to settle in one place (7) 3 Len sits uneasily and pays attention to the speaker (7) 4 A great show of power in the Post Office with a House of Commons politician (4) 5 A helping of Pablo’s US Hispanic dish – cold rice and fish (5) 6 The topless ten I am sending north to a New England state (5) 7 Ask again about a Japanese city hit by an atomic bomb (8) 12 An Indian dish for Roald, we hear (3) 13 At or flying up over city to see a horrific act of violence (8) 15 Returning from Monikie to see one’s family (3) 16 Action after fighting at first with a clique seeking power (7) 17 The boat race rowers are miserable moaners (7) 19 Make-believe from the book I donated (3-2) 20 Steer clear – Dave’s upset over the the final jibe (5) 22 Some cobras? PS: the adder’s cousins (4) 23 A West Side Story girl loses the head with this typical operatic composition (4)