SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 15,794:

ACROSS:

1 Yorkshireman. 8 Umbrian. 9 Portent. 11 Chiselling. 12 Pool. 14 Schmaltz. 16 Made up. 17 Sip. 19 Frozen. 21 Pimiento. 24 Live. 25 Seamanship. 27 Yardage. 28 Nitrate. 29 Sense of smell.

DOWN:

1 Yobbish. 2 Reiterated. 3 Singlets. 4 Impend. 5 Earl. 6 Awesome. 7 Successfully. 10 Teleprompter. 13 Marionette. 15 Zip. 18 Pigments. 20 Obverse. 22 Nahuatl. 23 Veneto. 26 Bats.