FRIDAY’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 1 Pastille, 5 Scoter, 10 Noticed, 11 Amphora, 12 Acerb, 13 Cicerones, 14 Left-handedness, 17 Robert the Bruce, 21 Undeserts, 23 Chain, 24 Degrade, 25 Alecost, 26 Dashed, 27 Claptrap.

DOWN: 1 Punjab, 2 So There!, 3 Incubator, 4 Lady Chatterley, 6 Caper, 7 Trounce, 8 Reassess, 9 Fancy Dress Ball, 15 Dirt Cheap, 16 Grounded, 18 Bodegas, 19 Clamour, 20 Unstop, 22 Stave.