CRUSADER PRIZE CROSSWORD

WIN £100 CASH

ACROSS

1 I’ll be corrupted by the first pleasant accent (4) 3 Bird finds home loud, a little bit (5,5) 9 Unable to talk of the French doctor (4) 10 You and I left educated, as merited (4-6) 11 Cocktail turned into dancing (3,3,5) 15 Perfect vessel, darling (9) 17 Terror puts deity in charge (5) 18 Laid off after victory, that’s reasonable (5) 19 Fellow with a cold expression has one copy (9) 20 Happy to have surpassed satellite (4,3,4) 24 Intruder threw rest at one who doesn’t answer (10) 25 Way to lie about distance (4) 26 Recluse to rush off in old car (10) 27 Novice in appropriate secret escape (4)

DOWN

1 Uncovered rider has a bank note (4,6) 2 Car with new instrument has spirit (10) 4 Finished on time, that’s obvious (5) 5 Bad-tempered client involved with European betting first (9) 6 Dictator has dossier, say, on Gallic admirer (11) 7 Not at all reporting devout woman (4) 8 Conceal the skin (4) 12 Call and decline for every attention seeker (4,7) 13 Offensive spies sent no tails out (10) 14 Show cricket match in audition (6,4) 16 Slack time to be leaving salt (3-6) 21 Article about that place (5) 22 Counterfoil shows advance contains third of total (4) 23 Former stables - sounds feline (4)

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 3700 and leave your answer and details, or text DXCRUS followed by a space, your answer, name and address details to 84915. 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, may 1, Po Box 12578, sutton Coldfield B73 9BT. Entries must be postmarked by may 2 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 May 8.

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