CRYPTIC/QUICK CROSSWORD
NO.890
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.890, 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.889 is Dermott O’Connell, Limerick City.
CRYPTIC CLUES Across
1 Eruption is a bit of fun (5)
4 Point any deeds out
in 24 hours (9)
9 Fixing engineers,
making couples (9)
10 Viral spread for opponent (5)
11 Detectives’ man returning
from Finland, say (6)
12 Wrong again, old
and slanting (8)
14 Excite object? I will,
in gallery (9)
15 Accomplishing racket about
nothing good (5)
17 Tries desperately to take
exam again (5)
19 Give up a boxing match for an
informal game (9)
22 Doctor on awfully
robust coach (8)
24 Account repeated by one
next to a shrub (6)
26 Animated a veil badly (5)
27 Penniless, Glen treated
an injury (6,3)
28 Accept corners alternate (4,5)
29 Sleeps without small
amounts of medicine (5)
Down
1 Stop note being delivered
to aristocrat (7)
2 Father returns to Sparta, worried
about union organisation (9)
3 The first competitor captured
island? Not important (7)
4 Comedian has run to
get warrant (4)
5 Pursue freedom that’s no
longer needed (3,7)
6 Point danger out, furious (7)
7 Dove migrated north
to county (5)
8 In report, you will record
Christmas fare (4,3)
13 Returned less sensitive
to old issue (4,6)
16 Sees coils around a triangle (9) 17 What’s left in lease has
man confused (7)
18 Wrong about
soldiers’ anguish (7)
20 Crawled off to join (3,4)
21 Used as great crowd
control device (4,3)
23 Mark has registered a knack (5) 25 Inconsiderate about prisoners (4)
QUICK CLUES Across
1 Explosion (5)
4 Part of the week (9) 9 Mending (9)
10 Competitor (5)
11 Scandinavian (6) 12 Joining opposing
corners (8)
14 Stimulate (9)
15 Performing (5)
17 Retake test (5)
19 Informal game of
football (9) 22 Coach (8)
24 Shrub (6)
26 Living (5)
27 Bone injury (6,3) 28 Alternate (4,5) 29 Amounts of
medicine (5)
Down
1 Nobleman (7) 2 Machinery (9) 3 Unimportant (7) 4 Summons (4) 5 Canine permit (3,7) 6 Infuriated (7)
7 English county (5)
8 Seasonal chocolate
cake (4,3)
13 Previous issue (4,6)
16 Type of triangle (9)
17 Residue (7)
18 Torture (7)
20 Metal join (3,4)
21 Riot police weapon (4,3) 23 Swindle (5)
25 Disadvantages (4)