CRYPTIC/QUICK CROSSWORD

NO.597

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.597, 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.596 is Michael Hosback, Coolock, Dublin 17.

CRYPTIC CLUES Across

8 Excellent, having a large ending (6) 9 Mica slab dissolved in some vinegar (8) 10 Pressure soon surrounds the whole divine set (8) 11 Small shelf on a toboggan (6) 12 Feel depressed at an inferior level (5) 13 Firm finds mother in a state of unconsciousness (4) 14 It gets tied at speed (4) 16 Bike takes on very bad weather (7) 18 Dave is guided by Republican mentor (7) 20 Just a gathering of stalls for entertainment (4) 21 Small stream, seen in April, lightened (4) 22 Wife developed this game of cards (5) 25 Poles chat carelessly of kidnapping (6) 27 Graph showing locations of pubs (3,5) 28 Mules can be used by American chap (5,3) 29 A lesson is lacking standards (6)

Down

1 Deal with one wild outburst (6) 2 Cricket player quick to get a hat (4,6) 3 Tribe returned with an item of headwear (5) 4 Leave while a group is playing (7) 5 Laid songs out on slide (9) 6 Row adeptly with paddle (4) 7 Enjoy having a feature to distinguish (8) 14 Chivalrous fellow gives gangster an award (10) 15 A thin car’s crashed by rebel (9) 17 Deserving to pursue unknown hunger (8) 19 Article by the French graduates in a state (7) 23 Yell for second best (6) 24 One of eight popes from the city (5) 26 Work at a cash register (4)

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