CROSSWORD

No 1,610

TO ENTER Complete the crossword and count how many times the letter ‘X’ appears in the grid. Post your entry to YOU Crossword No 1,610, PO Box 5332, Cardiff Lane, Dublin 2. Closing date is Friday, September 14. One random winner from all correct entries will win €75. The winner will be notified within 14 days. Solution in two weeks.

ACROSS

8 Unable to move (8) 9 Loathsome, repugnant (6) 10 A 12 across of 25 across (12) 11 Paper handkerchief (6) 12 District, territory or region (8) 14 (and 23 across) A 12 across of 25 across (4,6) 15 President (surname) of the country that borders 25 across (5) 17 Prudish, prissy (4) 19 Quietens (8) 23 See 14 across 24 A 12 across of 25 across (12) 25 Commonwealth country which was established as a dominion in 1867 (6)

26 Spoilt, pampered (8)

DOWN

1 Contagious bacterial skin disease (8) 2 Seize, remove (10)

3 Extremely bitter or hostile (8)

4 Parody, mockery (4-2)

5 A small red fruit that you can eat raw in a salad (6)

6 Undomesticated, feral (4)

7 A 12 across of 25 across (6)

13 Indecently, dishonestly, unsuitably (10)

16 The last line of an address (8)

18 Impersonated, copied (8)

20 Line on a map connecting places of equal atmospheric pressure (6)

21 Informal, relaxed (6)

22 Crackling noise on a radio (6)

24 Close firmly, as an envelope (4)