£50 PRIZE CROSSWORD

1 Organised trips to the busiest boulevard in Las Vegas (5)

4 Does not leave the specially arranged seminar (7)

8 Someone arguing a point in the discussion may be berated (7)

9 An off-the-cuff remark from Sybil – daft, on reflection (2-3) 10 A jolly pirate flag for former James Bond Moore (5)

11 Not as clever with the control switch for mood lighting (6) 14 Took the exam again and was a little more satisfied (5)

16 One leaves the action in an area of west London (5)

18 A churchman from a mysterious circle (6) 21 Mary goes round Russia’s capital to get wed (5) 24 Smith’s property is locked up in a Girvan villa (5)

25 Put new clothes on and seek satisfaction for a wrong (7)

26 Orr must come round to construct the speaker’s platform (7) 27 Slouch and slump when poor, downcast, a bit upset (5) 1 Align oneself in a disagreement with a football team (4)

2 Turns the computer off and then on – could be a booster (7)

3 Like a good waiter, found in the doctor’s surgery (7)

4 Unusual steak? (4) 5 I’m aiming to do a U-turn shortly to see an American city (5)

6 The mail’s about one of the world’s largest religions (5) 7 The kind of serious thought when the drink is wearing off (8)

12 A few scampered back to get a waterproof coat (3)

13 March Ira round to select a comfortable seat (8)

15 A melody from the town of bonnie lassies, we hear (3)

16 Bestowed to mark merit, as a war dedication reveals (7) 17 Trooped for a change with a deadly weapon (7) 19 Ludicrously lives with a late great rock ’n’ roll legend (5)

20 Doctor riled the lazy good-for-nothing couch potato (5)

22 A somewhat impromptu dance for pupils (4)

23 Fly up from Pasadena straight away, if not sooner (1,1,1,1)