CLASSIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Dazzling displays on tea

wagons (8)

5 Small difficulty that arises due

to boozing? (6)

9 Knackered dentures must be

sorted out (8)

10 One rule I would put back for

festival (6)

12 Fish or ray circling mouth of

river (5)

13 Seriously stylish home grabs

attention (2,7)

14 Is unread memo somehow

causing offence? (12)

18 Men with piano act and I

played Freedom (12)

21 Leggy sort one might see in

the woods? (9)

23 Sophisticated (except for

around you!) (5)

24 To some extent, at home on

holiday (2,1,3)

25 Hopeful a well will contain

coins at centre (8)

26 Type of kitchen in an old

sailing ship (6)

27 Idiots mostly annoyed

judgemental type? (8)

DOWN

1 Podgy Conservative leader to

take spouse (6)

2 One hopes it will inflate prior to crashing? (3,3)

3 I might be dozy, but you won't catch me napping! (9)

4 Group of stars seen in a

rollercoaster? (3,3,6)

6 More frozen? More risky

taking off cap! (5)

7 Man at work punched by

royal supervisor (8)

8 Foremost of stars supporting

guide dogs (8)

11 Criminal sees rats and mess

in sewers (12)

15 A sorry existence if old age's

awful (1,4,4)

16 Attractive female seen on

engraving (8)

17 Cats and dogs? (8)

19 Stories written about vacuous

aged women (6)

20 Book author finally found

below shelf (6)

22 Judge's admission could

make you angry (5)