CRUSADER PRIZE CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Hair treatment manufactured beyond the river (6) 4 Container with smoker’s instrument (8) 10 Speed gets foreign aid to spread (7) 11 Graduates around edge of instrument (7) 12 Criticise strike (5) 13 Scream at a curlew, flying off (9) 14 A separate red develops in March (6,6) 18 Grasp how to kill authority (12) 23 A flower can transport people (9) 24 Reject incitement, to a point (5) 25 About to see him change into dress (7) 26 Listener filmed in range (7) 27 Request to give space to alliance (8) 28 Catholic gets Egyptian deity to refrain (6)
DOWN
1 Take pear away for bird (8) 2 Rodent had problem getting into old asylum (8) 3 Used alcohol to reach key position (5) 5 A couple of Frenchmen have new tree to gauge (7) 6 Split up bank in some game (9) 7 Father takes a politician to southern plains (6) 8 Sturdy outbuilding (6) 9 Lawman finds socialist the limit (6) 15 Actor, on occasion, needs more play (5,4) 16 Fellow writer firm with deity about gold (2-6) 17 Aide isn’t suffering from inflammation (8) 19 Worker takes fruit to be food (7) 20 Look for a goose (6) 21 Twice I see French article as something frozen (6) 22 Ranted about being passionate (6) 24 Woman makes a rash move (5) FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN £100 CASH read down the letters in the highlighted squares to reveal the mystery word.
TO ENTER: Call 0904 161 1603 and leave your answer and details, or text DXMON followed by a space, your answer, name and address details to 88600. Calls cost £1.50 plus your telephone company’s network access charge. Texts cost £1.50 plus your standard network rate. Lines close at midnight tonight. Or send your grid containing the answer in the shaded squares by posting it to: Crusader Crossword, July 25, PO Box 12578, Sutton Coldfield B73 9BT. Entries must be postmarked by July 26 at the latest. SP: Spoke – 0333 202 3390. For any postal enquiries, call helpline number. The winner will be the first random correct entry drawn from all entry routes after the closing date of August 1. NEED HELP? Call 0904 161 1609 for 5 extra clues! Calls cost £1.50 plus your telephone company’s network access charge.