CRUSADER CROSSWORD

FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN £100 CASH read down the letters in the highlighted squares to reveal the mystery word

ACROSS

1 Male arrives with one before time of wedding (8) 5 Unusual load, e.g., ancient (3-3) 10 E.g., Leo and I face host dozing off (4,2,3,6) 11 Involves men not initially having dogs (7) 12 One I scorn breaking tooth (7) 13 Girl with Southern men reportedly getting camouflage (8) 15 Fermenting agent making youth leader point (5) 18 Publication – one about sorcery (5) 20 One in mine, not as cruel (8) 23 Clear it out for performance (7) 25 Rest day for a bachelor in small city (7) 26 Author using the car lent to Rob, possibly (9,6) 27 Observing heavyweight back in Gateshead (6) 28 The French socialist appearing after a month, it’s stated (8)

DOWN

1 Girl journalist failed to see (6) 2 Correct part of building for Conservative (5-4) 3 Pressing on, I call round (7) 4 Barriers Georgia set up (5) 6 Grumpy Conservative interrupting awful rough youth leader (7) 7 Tom is moving skips (5) 8 Actor, Dee, breaking ornament (8) 9 Royal out meeting army unit (8) 14 Rude little devil with nothing left it empty originally (8) 16 Teetotaller, Mark, taken in by a British queen (9) 17 Person from the States upset me in a car (8) 19 Feline with man, a native of a Spanish region (7) 21 Generous party member (7) 22 Guard – he slid awkwardly (6) 24 Service branch in court for deception (5) 25 Small girl holding one perforated utensil (5)