LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

ACROSS: 1 Warships, 5 Espied, 9 Ordinary, 10 Coupon, 12 Protagonist, 15 Clamp, 17 Retailing, 18 Eyestrain, 19 Sight, 20 Spendthrift, 24 Thesis, 25 Scenario, 26 Stigma, 27 Esquires.

DOWN: 1 Woodpecker, 2 Radio waves, 3 Henna, 4 Parlour games, 6 Smoothies, 7 Imps, 8 Dune, 11 Sitting ducks, 13 Wing mirror, 14 Agitations, 16 Potassium, 21 Hindu, 22 Otis, 23 Yeti.