CRYPTIC/QUICK CROSSWORD
NO.889
Here’s your chance to win a €15 book token. 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.889, 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.888 is H Shortall, Dalkey, Dublin.
CRYPTIC CLUES Across
1 What’s left shows equilibrium (7)
5 Society getting trophy for
every ruin (7)
10 Climbing around branch (4)
11 Swimmer drives erratically
around island (5,5)
12 Talent sadly isn’t included
on time (8)
13 Heard officer is a nut (6)
14 Left during lucrative period
to flourish (5)
16 Show carts off in party (9)
19 Former spouse set nice problem,
in reality (9)
21 Caught by skilful telegram (5)
23 Outline is almost exact (6)
25 Each player runs around for
366 days (4,4)
27 Dean’s kebab exchanged for
tinned food (5,5)
28 Open a glass container (4)
29 Someone humming a
tricky one (7)
30 Cheated daughter
pursuing sheepskin (7)
Down
2 Like Robin, say, by way of
article, circling (5)
3 Bird that’s well under par (9)
4 Building an offence within firm (6)
6 Break container, being a
foolish person (8)
7 Previous cleric (5)
8 Helium, say, on a lake,
is atmospheric (9)
9 Finish adjusting result (6)
15 Ancient city ain’t spread out behind
some light? That’s rich (9)
17 Eyed drama warily – it’s off
the shelf (5-4)
18 Practical fable is about energy (8) 20 Room for church to reverse
all right (6)
22 Girl deals badly
with Frenchman (6)
24 Uncle Andrew has a wash (5)
26 Surprise in a labyrinth (5)
QUICK CLUES Across
1 Stability (7)
5 Deliberately sink (7) 10 Body part (4)
11 Underwater
swimmer (5,5)
12 Natural
tendency (8)
13 Seed (6)
14 Flower (5)
16 US political
party (9)
19 Being (9)
21 Wire (5)
23 Summary (6)
25 Quadrennial
event (4,4)
27 Tinned pulses (5,5) 28 Slightly open (4)
29 Unpleasant
person (7)
30 Swindled (7)
Down
2 Relating to birds (5) 3 Oceanic bird (9)
4 Gambling house (6)
6 Eccentric (8)
7 Earlier (5)
8 Supernatural
entity (9)
9 Sheen (6)
15 Lush (9)
17 Off the peg (5-4) 18 Likely (8)
20 Underground
room (6)
22 Young woman (6) 24 Spotless (5)
26 Astound (5)