£50 PRIZE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 The waterfront in Portrush – or Eastbourne (5)

4 A car tiff disrupted vehicles coming and going in the road (7) 8 Someone in tears who welcomes you into a big shop? (7) 9 Ed likes Italy’s train excursions. First of all, superior class (5) 10 Bon Jovi follows wee Diana to fetch a French mustard (5) 11 Corrupt? Yes, the Addams Family uncle (6)

14 Yeast must ferment

at this time (2,3) 16 Stuck up and snooty as a fool heads west (5)

18 We sent away to get the most modern and trendy (6)

21 Lew and Di danced with Oscar the playwright (5) 24 Move like a baby – it’s the fastest swimming stroke (5)

25 I’m taking one to the Tate to copy another’s style (7) 26 Take a liberty by bring back some medieval sneaks (7) 27 The Spanish heavyweight sees rock star John (5)

DOWN

1 Turn up a gas for the seniors’ holiday group (4)

2 Big problem for a dieter – i.e. Toby’s out of shape (7) 3 Goes to a restaurant with sliced meats outdoors (4,3)

4 Get fed up with US

spelling of tyre (4) 5 Top singer who was seen in Lasswade – Lennox? (5)

6 Little Geoff ain’t

going to pass out (5) 7 Get lost! Go away from the nuclear officials (5,3)

12 The sun that’s down in Spain’s southern costa – or up in Lossiemouth (3) 13 Ran cable out to get a sea creature clinging to a rock (8) 15 Private magazine for a self-employed detective? (3) 16 Pick up Isa three hours before noon? That’s absurd (7) 17 Out-of-date white seasoning for the veteran sailor (3,4) 19 Gets frayed? Wee Eve’s angry – really sad primarily (5) 20 The hot spicy sauce could make a lass sick (5)

22 A monetary punishment? That’s okay (4)

23 A rich layer of ore is found in a cave – incredible (4)