CROSSWORD No 1112

A prize of €100 will be awarded to the sender of the first correct solution drawn from a hat Entries must be received by Thursday, February 7, at Prize Crossword No 1112, Irish Mail on Sunday, Embassy House, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, enclosing your name and address. The winner of Crossword No 1111 is: Mary Healy, Mallow, Co. Cork.

ACROSS

1 American sedge (8) 5 Dosh, the readies (6) 10 Moroccan native’s orange (9) 11 Consumer, feeder (5) 12 Drive mad, derange (7) 13 City synonymous with oranges (7) 14 Semicircular church recess (4) 15 Pressure gauges (10) 18 Orange girl (10) 19 Orange cross is awfullooking, we hear! (4) 22 A model of perfection (7) 23 Blockhead, numskull (7) 24 Third World charitable organisation (5) 25 Subdue, tone down (4-5) 26 Streamlined, lithe (6) 27 Orange language (8)

DOWN

1 Thin-skinned seedless orange (7) 2 Popular weapon in the Old West (10,5) 3 Mourning, regretting (6) 4 Orange portion (5) 6 A general survey (8) 7 British narrow nationalist? (6,9) 8 Reins, tackle (7) 9 Common cooking measurement (8) 16 Shock, stun (8) 17 Orange oil (8) 18 Extensive, plentiful (7) 20 Diabetic treatment (7) 21 Examined internal organs with a viewing instrument (6) 23 Orange Mediterranean port (5)