IRISH DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

NO 15,625

ACROSS

1 Authority runs idiotic trips after start of July (12) 8 Defeat in poll to expose illegal veto (7) 9 Expert with good memory supplies software (7) 11 Carriers about to block military aircraft (10) 12 Uncontrollable in the morning, then fine (4) 14 Eager start to debate with English teacher and old American (8) 16 A bit of bird food regularly remains in place (6) 17 Somewhat admirable space station (3) 19 Lower lands in Holland disappear (6) 21 Males admitted to pressure in business (8) 24 I’m a leader in Medina (4) 25 Old copier built from a product containing lithium (10) 27 After training, I learnt where to go in the barracks (7) 28 Everyone has been notified in toto (3,4) 29 Sedate old writer tucked into retsina abroad (12)

DOWN

1 Jack tries clumsily to net first of tiny butterflies (7) 2 Possibly garner food in plots at the highest level (4,6) 3 Range of computers designed without a disc (8) 4 Umpire’s corrupt and tainted (6) 5 Old city partly destroyed (4) 6 Romans ordered to arrest a galley slave (7) 7 Private’s unruffled by miracle now and then (12) 10 Pass produce gathered at sea (4,3,5) 13 Liver and lime stirred with cold pasta (10) 15 Character in Euripides leaves music as written (3) 18 Collar disruptive students for attendance check (4,4) 20 Characteristic feature or mole (7) 22 Gunmen stand where 20’s hiding? (7) 23 Office desk (6) 26 Family owns large cooker (4)