WIN €100 WITH IRISH MAIL ON SUNDAY

CROSSWORD No 1239

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, July 15, at Prize Crossword No 1239, Irish Mail on Sunday, Two Haddington Buildings, 20-38 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 HE94, enclosing your name and address. The winner of Crossword No 1238 is: Shane Walsh, Celbridge, Co. Kildare. Please note that due to the Covid-19 crisis, prizes will only be issued

ACROSS

1 Keyboard instrument (11) 10 Hinders, baulks (9)

11+27 Across. Keyboard instrument (5,5)

12 Percussion instruments (3-4) 13 A rival who cannot be beaten (7) 14 Smaller church instrument (5-5)

16 Chinese currency (4) 18 Transparent mineral, rod & box (4)

19 Low-pitched instrument (6,4) 24 It’s used to flavour sweets, liqueurs, etc. (7) 25 Biblical letter (7) 27 See 11 Across. 28 Common instrument (9) 29 Orchestral instrument (11)

DOWN

2 Full-bodied tea (5)

3 Rooms, business premises (8) 4 A type of tooth (7)

5 An exclamation of praise to God (7)

6 Leadership, control (6) 7 Lyrical, rhythmical (6)

8 Brass instrument (4,4)

15 9 light-bulb Arias Inventor instruments? NCO having moment played (8) the with (6) original wind

18 17 Breaded Descent, prawns lineage (6) (8) 20 Weirdo, eccentric (7) 21 Beverage holder (4,3) 22 Clonmel-born author of Tristram Shandy (6) 23 Orange-blossom oil with role in rejuvenation? (6)

26 Sing like a bird? A buzz, we hear! (5)