£50 PRIZE CROSSWORD

1 React badly to a box of beer perhaps (5) 4 Give the green light – it’s an organised pop rave (7)

8 Max and I took mother the largest amount (7)

9 The colossal volume shows it’s a number of guns firing at once (5) 10 Silently show the way when there’s no tip-off (5)

11 A little Scotsman assaulted? Yes, in a Caribbean city (6) 14 Travel papers for six in Rome with the Special Air Service (5) 16 A spot of rust ain’t going to make a mark on your clothes (5) 18 Deliberately pay no attention to one rig-out (6)

21 Entices with angling aids and breaks the rules (5) 24 The amount of nibs ensured Henrik the Norwegian wrote a lot of plays (5)

25 Mel returned to take fish over to people in Flanders (7)

26 The exhibition area for artwork has to be largely altered (7) 27 Delete or rub out Elizabeth’s really awfully stupid errors, first of all (5) 1 Mac turned up at Pontin’s first tented holiday site (4)

2 A restless ox in USA makes us afraid (7)

3 Ms Irene disturbed the stoats with snowy coats (7)

4 Anyone climbing Mount Everest primarily seeks the summit (4)

5 A variety of tapas – always found in Italian restaurants (5) 6 Stares lustfully?

Yes, but go back to Leslie briefly (5) 7 Articulate, having a way with words? Quote Len possible (8)

12 Took the weight off one’s feet? Yes, in short, fantastic being retired (3)

13 Steering clear of the outrageous diva and Gino (8)

15 Fuss and bother from a party (3)

16 Huey set off to have forty winks (7) 17 Mother is upset over Heather in the United States (7) 19 Sounding congested? Yes, little Anna’s alarmed (5)

20 A blue preparation used by a hairdresser in Selkirk (5)

22 Dodgy and dubious starters – in fact, fairly yucky (4) 23 New hose for an item of footwear (4)