£100 PRIZE CROSSWORD

1 Several of the noncommissioned ranks consumed alcohol (5) 4 Taking a little bus trip, Esther? Yes, to see some bands (7) 8 Get to work Mr Psychiatrist – yes, Alan needs treatment (7) 9 A shot of whisky before Aberdonian’s initial play (5) 10 He’s a man of many parts in a factory (5) 11 An assistant in the boxing ring? He’s not the first person (6) 14 Listen, prepare water for a cup of tea with singer Susan (5) 16 Big American burgers, extra sauce primarily and small fries! (5) 18 Show-off Patricia has it memorised by heart (3,3) 21 Underhand plans in the allotments (5) 24 It’s a mistake that’s made by many of the terrorists (5) 25 I ran actor McShane to see someone in Tehran (7) 26 Set off into sea, heading for Latvia’s northern neighbour (7) 27 It’s worth changing a loose cover on the settee maybe (5) 1 The Bard is flipping dreary and uninteresting (4) 2 Something very different – sounds like a shout in the distance (1,3,3) 3 An injured yokel – he gets this special type of surgery (7) 4 Lose fur like a household pet in the garden hut (4) 5 Ride over grass at first to reach the crest of high ground (5) 6 Petty Officer grabs actor McKellen hunting for an instrument (5) 7 Pals are upset over Dot’s partner being careless (8) 12 A somewhat antisocial US group (1,1,1) 13 Boots Lee mended are discontinued and no longer used (8) 15 Cut off the branch of a tree and plant up some polyanthus (3) 16 Somewhere in Northern Ireland? Fab – let’s set off (7) 17 Crazier than the cricketer guarding the stumps? (7) 19 Fred is reading studiously – trying initially for a top degree (5) 20 The garment that a pronouncer must have (5) 22 Redirect mail to the capital city of Peru (4) 23 Understand the 007 doctor, we hear (4)