CRYPTIC/QUICK CROSSWORD

Here’s your chance to win a Collins Concise English Dictionary. Complete the crossword using either the cryptic or the quick clues and send it to us with your name and address. Send your solution to: Cryptic/Quick Crossword No. 561, The Irish Mail on Sunday, PO Box 5332, Cardiff Lane, Dublin 2. Entries must be received by Thursday. The winner will be drawn from a hat. The winner of Cryptic/Quick Crossword No. 560 is Lee Miller, Ennis, Co. Clare.

CRYPTIC CLUES Across

8 Smart to read about taking pressure repeatedly (6) 9 Encourage an explosive finish (8) 10 Reporters have incorporated a member of the royal family (8) 11 Tempt hospital department with diamonds (6) 12 Before long, get wife to faint (5) 13 Lamp somehow revealed part of hand (4) 14 Security is bank’s first trouble (4) 16 Qualified, but biased (7) 18 Time for a form of coffee (7) 20 Row produces sign of sadness, we hear (4) 21 Contented with the accommodation (4) 22 Everyone round to get unknown blend (5) 25 Karate expert orders his pastry (6) 27 Tigers forced queen to enter (8) 28 Sorry writer to object to ten changes (8) 29 Journey too much for supporter of photography (6)

Down

1 Stop argument and produce conveyance (6) 2 Turn to medic to become a PR specialist (4,6) 3 Swan about to go in and sort out her appearance (5) 4 Threw spear in from an old empire (7) 5 Get meaner when negotiating a covenant (9) 6 Talk about top fashion item (4) 7 Variety initially missing in vote (8) 14 Grey vessel struggles to get trendy (10) 15 Manoeuvre that keeps transport rolling (9) 17 Lively as a cartoon character (8) 19 At home, sounds wonderful, but he doesn’t appreciate it (7) 23 Old British ancestor has nothing but a cat (6) 24 A portal of stone (5) 26 Woman from Fair Isle (4)