IRISH DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

NO 15165

ACROSS

1 Ornate sceptre that’s shown to elders (7) 5 Old writer’s copy appears in Kent, say (6) 9 Bang in space reveals source of light (3,4) 10 Old cure for malaria, one of five in Spain (7) 11 Second person in 7 out of bounds (3) 12 Prince ordered broadcast about EC to be taped in advance (11) 13 American tucked into his exotic fish (5) 14 Honours not seen to be spread over personnel (9) 16 Abrasive engineer appears to defend new department (9) 17 Redhead leaves, grabs pants (5) 19 Finished drink indoors with one partner the worse for wear (11) 22 Oddly crude signal (3) 23 American ship in south not hard to find (4,3) 24 Unplaced? No, we’ve overtaken that woman … (7) 26 … when about to finish climb (6) 27 Continue series of films (5,2)

DOWN

1 Return to former state, leaving behind king (7) 2 For IT workers, awfully nasty mess lasts over year (7,8) 3 Queen Anne’s first time (3) 4 Start to thrust with sword in tent (5) 5 Appropriate clairvoyant limits search (9) 6 Greek character traps popular animal (5) 7 Nationwide, for example, it should be government policy (8,7) 8 Rough edges surround hole in rock cavities (6) 12 Make neat border very soft on the outside (5) 14 Times breaks record getting checked and dispatched (9) 15 Falsify papers for firm (5) 16 Somehow miss gripping poster for Marquis’ preference (6) 18 Ambassador (British) spotted going round speakeasy (7) 20 Under pressure, Archbishop of York mounts inquiry (5) 21 First note in scale transposed into C (5) 25 Result of bitter uprising? (3)