CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Reach grandfather, say, ahead (5,2)
5 Aim I have in short for leafy vegetable (6)
9 Lad playing around unstable tree is given a warning (7)
10 Term in concession for edible mollusc (7)
11 Hot drink put in separate annexe (3)
12 Aged individual in novel shown to do reasonably well? (4,4,3)
13 Caught poster by current zone in Spanish port (5)
14 Park with confused mass in four-sided space (9)
16 Fasteners for footwear and cables too in a mess (9)
17 Grey beast of burden in vegetation (5)
19 Gentler route at sea to avoid old sea creature (5,6)
22 Blade is valued thing, reportedly (3)
23 Notable female artist starts to excite numerous tourists (7)
24 Material for filling compound (7)
26 Long strand of material in subject matter (6)
27 Dull journalist recalled longing for old horsedrawn vehicle (7)
DOWN
1 Note put in rickety coach affected by disorder (7)
2 Deliveries now hidden at ground are completely finished (4,3,4,4)
3 Knee-length skirt left out as gear (3)
4 Exercise over day with a large thing used by cyclists (5)
5 Settles comfortably four points about clubs in the past (9)
6 Male duck close to wood and garden implement (5)
7 Victor and Gael among flora scattered in part of Wales (4,2,9)
8 One GP’s replaced thing for absorbing liquid (6)
12 Mist on lake has greenishbrown colour (5)
14 Narrated event at an election with European Democrat (9)
15 Row among irregular guests (5)
16 One playing brass instrument is nameless incompetent (6)
18 Agent consuming cold alcoholic drink, strong cider (7)
20 Female relative has new musical extract without piano (5)
21 Litter beginning to tarnish unwelcome spots (5)
25 Curve in rescue vessel mentioned (3)