CRUSADER CROSSWORD
FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN £100 CASH read down the letters in the highlighted squares to reveal the mystery word
ACROSS
1 Confusing peer, e.g., I’d produced ancestry (8) 5 Quiet umpire meeting the queen as a favour (6) 10 Distinguishing features of chic artiste’s car, possibly (15) 11 Joy’s relative missing the beginning (7) 12 Having rejected drink, gang leader was first to be irritated (7) 13 Unfortunately fail to be found with rescue vessel (8) 15 The woman with directions using gloss (5) 18 Proportion for deserter – one given oxygen (5) 20 I mentioned vessel used for cosmetic (8) 23 Having deserved it, journalist followed me beside river (7) 25 Garment given to one, about 50, dealing with the news (7) 26 Second little creature, awake, left before end of play in an awkward manner (4-11) 27 Head of department with strange French article having piece of cake (6) 28 Second lock used by man under strain (8)
DOWN
1 Mint in parcel (6) 2 Playwright with tot at first (9) 3 Relative with object mostly made of rock (7) 4 First to exclude a number having scoffed (5) 6 Quits about autographs (7) 7 Father sick of ruffled edging (5) 8 Inhabitant about to meet team not losing heart (8) 9 Beast grabbing mesh from dark-haired woman (8) 14 It’s exaggerated about university lecturer, Eastern (8) 16 Trains from Essex Eric repaired (9) 17 One in concert with small man swore (8) 19 Topical broadcast concerning sight (7) 21 Mischievous child left with nothing about to beg (7) 22 Amused oneself in quiet position with journalist (6) 24 Royal one was first to be angered (5) 25 Volunteers, cold, it’s understood (5)
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