We've re-printed the clues and and the names of those who submitted them along with the completed grid (below). On Wednesday, look out for a list of all the clues created at our Manchester evening.
Across
1. Prepare gun for firing,
then tip back pilot's
seat (by Katie
Steakley) (7)
5. M = e4 is huge (by
HILFOR) (7)
9. Gert and Ena get
together - we intervene
for the youngster (by
GORGON) (9)
10. Volume to read in
France about start of
tour (by ARGUS) (5)
11. Cows gathered outside
of gate? (by SAMUEL
CROPTON) (4)
12. Spectators at
midmorning ball (by
BARNEY) (10)
14. A race to open account
after the first day
comes to nothing (by
JEMSTA) (6)
15. Near miss in France is
serious (by MOLLY)
(7)
16. Name graduate with
evil spite (by
MANGO) (7)
18. I overheated vehicle in
Italy and America (by
LAMA) (6)
20. Joggers perspire with
quiet workers (by
VICKI MILLER) (10)
21. Cut off angular tooth
(by SHEILA
BROWN) (4)
24. Confused Tony loses
right one excuse (by
FROG) (5)
25. Feed king with drug in
difficult situation (by
FROG) (5-4)
26. Old man without
transport rings a bell
(by JUG) (7)
27. Artist gets first of
awards for nothing in
London borough (by
DABBER) (7)
Down
1. Trap young flyers in
church (by LAWSON
SHIELD) (5)
2. Goodbye to England in
heroic style (by
ROBIN GRINTER)
(7)
3. Sleep unknown in this
kind of music (by ALF
LOUVRE) (4)
4. A job for the highly
strung? Perhaps not!
(by Viv Boardman)
(9,6)
5. Man and "Strictly"
judge with Escoffier
fare for film star (by
HAZEL JARVIS)
(7,8)
6. Mascara led to
sauciness? (by
PICKLED
GOLDFISH) (5,5)
7. Playing tennis? I say
that's serious (by
SHEILA) (7)
8. During fast I take drug
just a little bit (by
JANE MARTIN) (7)
13. Margaret's in charge of
deception (by TUIT)
(5,5)
16. American parking
place in bottom line
provides OAP's ticket
to ride (by ELWYN
EVANS) (3,4)
17. First look round to the
right when crossing
road (by ALAN
GOODKIN) (7)
19. African goose heard
nesting in urban
surrounds (by
BART'AT) (7)
22. Nerdy guy,
disembowelled,
swallows scream (by
DAVE DUNFORD)
(5)
23. Status symbol for
Homer comes in a
donut (by RANGER)
(4)
