IRISH DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Finance group filming outdoors here (7) 5 Reason for action? It’s recalled during shift (6) 9 Flower, if crushed, produces antigen (7) 10 Learner drops into driving area (7) 11 Girl’s father shed weight … (3) 12 … resulting bizarrely in daughters feeling cross (11) 13 Carry money — it’s often worshipped (5) 14 Celebrity meets directors opposite port (9) 16 After training, CEO learnt to show openmindedness (9) 17 Cheap food close to factory (5) 19 Very new posh officer roamed at sea with navy (11) 22 Read out letter as signal (3) 23 Drink goes bad at home, left inside (4,3) 24 Clerical salary ends, sadly, gratuity included (7) 26 Witness agreement partially backing sanction (6) 27 Boy grabs mike roughly but with much enthusiasm (4,3)

DOWN 1 VIP’s mum tackled by racist, for instance (3,4) 2 Well done rituals got canon excited (15) 3 Relaxation sure to be sacrificed for money (3) 4 Street’s taken up around college in capital (5) 5 Democrat ordered to control Ohio procession (9) 6 Mark’s counterpart defends article (5) 7 A villain spoiled this French elite dessert (7,3,5) 8 Claimed to have no source, like some petrol (6) 12 Back off modest protest (5) 14 Stand-in surfing without new protection for head (9) 15 Staff continue playing at Lord’s (5) 16 It’s obvious I must set out to entertain rector (6) 18 Bore gave way (7) 20 Row in the Camargue, bypassing river (5) 21 Support needed by artist when surrounded by fish (5) 25 Top church incense (3)