WEEKEND CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Distracting account included in daily record (12) 8 Crime clergyman did not start (5) 9 Herod to have appetiser (9) 11 In decline, Bob gives way to George initially in shelter (6) 12 Coming from Tarragona, one of the adults left being insolently proud (8) 14 Prepared, ready by Lee seeing unclearly (6-4) 15 Might complain (4) 18 Met tyrant holding artist (4) 19 Last one making up our allotted span (10) 21 Acted lie out requiring careful handling (8) 23 Finish with as many as there are, the ultimate goal (3-3) 25 Exciting and fashionable occurrence (9) 26 Proportion in moderation (5) 27 Street that goes on forever? (9,3) DOWN 1 Make discontented having detective inspector’s influence (9) 2 Sour-tasting French wine, say, Ray blended (8) 3 Way leading character enters bar (4) 4 Came between to cover archdeacon and journalist (10) 5 Country to progress rapidly as reported (6) 6 Cars I crashed near Cwmbran (5) 7 Radish Bertha uprooted only went minute distance! (5-7) 10 Not part of circular group (3,2,3,4) 13 Walker, one who lacks drive (10) 16 Gracefully producing awful tangle in the city! (9) 17 Trend was upsetting one who has his day at end of November (2,6) 20 Second best part is a hoot (6) 22 Heard northerners slip (5)

24 Gets into generous portion of melon (4)