CRUSADER PRIZE CROSSWORD
WIN £100 CASH
ACROSS 1 Don’s cab managed to escape (7) 5 Attendants get another helping (7) 9 Same as Iceland? It varies (9) 10 Mother caught with soldier wonderful (5) 11 Angle with old medical officer (7) 12 Settler’s new framework (7) 13 Appliance of exciting exercise (8,5) 18 Student has foreign articles to classify (13) 20 Brochure for field felt wrong (7) 23 Conscientious vehicle wasted fuel (7) 25 Fellow gets greeting in lift (5) 26 Kittens annoy messy person (9) 27 Writer has spent loot on group of cyclists (7) 28 Spectre lost admiration (7)
DOWN 1 A section each (6) 2 Lead the attack, throwing pears at chief (9) 3 Loud note played outside frequently (5) 4 Painter has 31 days with public speaker (9) 5 Leave Croatian resort (5) 6 Spies get round with politician to finish books (9) 7 Thing transformed in darkness (5) 8 Cunning, erect fragments inside without anyone knowing (8) 14 Registration and rent review with lemon cocktail (9) 15 At home, tyrant lost time getting car part (9) 16 Fine adjustment to story is beyond words (9) 17 Speculator gets party official a cowboy accessory (8) 19 Insignificant insult (6) 21 Use a shroud, say (5) 22 Working a lot with new nail (5) 24 Rushes to get some instruments (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 1605 and leave your answer and details, or text DXWED followed by a space, your answer, name and address details to 84010. 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, August 9, PO Box 12578, Sutton Coldfield B73 9BT. Entries must be postmarked by August 10 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 16. NEED HELP? Call 0904 161 1609 for 5 extra clues! Calls cost £1.50 plus your telephone company’s network access charge.