3) Was this rugby feat worth 15 shillings in old money? (6,5)
8) Grubs (6)
9) Unforthcoming (8)
10) mother of pearl (5)
11) Criticise a Mayo (ireland) town (5)
13) Fetch one's brother a gin cocktail (5)
16) Throws away as unsatisfactory (7)
20) Archaic form of 'yours' (5)
21) see a character gush about hoodlums (5)
23) greenfly (5)
25) suffer great hunger when the arvest is destroyed (6)
26) previous incumbent or ancestor (11)
27) father has many a friend (3)