IRISH DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

NO 15,939

ACROSS

1 Enthusiastic wife needing cardiac operation? (12) 8 Last of patients in chest surgery wait here for transport (3,4) 9 Produce container impounded by solicitor (4,3) 11 Multifaceted spare month ahead (10) 12 Struggle with opinion (4) 14 Peacekeepers contradict feminine lack of faith (8) 16 Snatch and put back in bed (6) 17 Coach withdraws player on bench (3) 19 Imagine novel not having one conundrum (6) 21 Teenager stirred drink (5,3) 24 Display former post office (4) 25 A person is nuts about classy Austen book (10) 27 Old, wellupholstered and pompous (7) 28 Moaned dreadfully about onset of bad tummy (7) 29 Coach never ever to cross line next to Dutch dean’s address (4,8)

DOWN

1 It’s used to clean whiskey but has fallen to bits (7) 2 Where to find feller in risky position (3,2,1,4) 3 English mates can be champions (8) 4 Catch colleague nearly on way up (6) 5 Hard to find red in the middle? (4) 6 Result of wear or noise perhaps (7) 7 A blend of Ulster booze? Nothing’s cooler (8,4) 10 Urban design won’t put off hammering around Lima (4,8) 13 Teams confuse position of lady at Badminton (10) 15 Atmosphere in choky? (3) 18 Organise barbies around northern state capital (8) 20 Earnestly ask for one extra place inside (7) 22 Heard about motorways getting cut (7) 23 Highly competitive sewer (6) 26 Thin boat docked alongside close to quay (4)