Cryptic Crossword

ACROSS 1

Mark, comedian, probable loser? (11)

9 Result of stepping into boiling water in haste (7)

10 Prove where cricket fan might be found? (6)

12 Sea change, as fish enters drink (5-2)

13 Lot more shaky – this sound? (7)

14 Minimum energy put in at the end (5)

15 Nothing in paste’s OK when spread, as it were (2, 2, 5)

17 Comedy hit gets criticism (9) 20 Make minimal effort while in bed (5)

22 Better off with freedom of movement (7)

24 Sneeze: and what I need for it when heard? (7)

25 People, terrific threat (6)

26 Yours truly is no longer popular, there’s no escaping it (7) 27 Country music player in Terence animated old show (3, 3, 5)

DOWN

2 Refurbishment of loos etc, most sophisticated (7)

3 More than one starter in tapas cooked with it (9)

4 Design boats (5)

5 Old ships, clippers (7)

6 Recover or collapse, finally, after period of relaxation (7)

7 Brief during political campaign the pits, slow unfortunately (7-4) 8 Seams, as broken by cutting upward (6)

11 A little regular cash kept economy moving (6, 5)

16 Get out and go on long walk (4, 1, 4)

18 Style in embroidery of red coat (3, 4) 19 Sovereign for fruit? (7)

20 Cheerful person carving block? (7)

21 Shocking gash in skin of adult, horrified (6)

23 Give in all that’s harvested (5)