WIN €100 WITH IRISH MAIL ON SUNDAY

CROSSWORD No 1368

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, 11 January, at

Prize Crossword No 1368, Irish Mail on Sunday, Two Haddington Buildings, 20-38 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 HE94, enclosing your name, address, phone number and email address. The winner of Crossword No 1366 is: Bríd McCurry, Gortahork, Co. Donegal, and the winner of Crossword No 1367 is Karen Gallagher, Tallaght, Dublin 24. Please note that prizes will only be issued electronically.

ACROSS

1 Ancient Celtic priest (5) 4 Libertine, rake (9)

9 Remote imaginary paradise (7-2)

10 Aquatic carnivore (5)

11 Old Indian sailor’s a rascal, possibly! (6)

12 Ancient European (8) 14 Penetrative particles from interstellar space (6,4)

16 A neglected or abandoned child (4)

19 Cheerless, shabby (4) 20 Hollow pasta tubes (10)

22 Advance showings (8) 23 Force, power (6) 26 High and mighty, overbearing (5) 27 Idealistically romantic place (9) 28 Major European port (9)

29 Very much (2,3)

DOWN

1 Supplanted, put out (9) 2 Russian mountain range (5) 3 Opinionated, assertive (8) 4 A weak individual (4) 5 Making blessed prior to canonization (10) 6 Ideal imaginary place (6) 7 Tricky problem, controversial issue (3,6)

8 See 21 Down.

13 Illusory place (10)

15 One taking the blame for the sins of others (9)

17 Imaginary enchanted place (9) 18 Drifting oceanic organisms (8) 21+8 Down. Tolkien’s imaginary world (6,5)

22 Traditional musician (5) 24 Open country, kitchen fireplace & mountain chain (5) 25 Small tot of whiskey (4)