CRUSADER PRIZE CROSSWORD
WIN £100 CASH
ACROSS
1 Cheshire, say, mentioned when getting shot (6) 4 Favourite can run in, thanks – it’s cured (8) 10 Some data in a big muddle encountered outside (7) 11 Bar still lacking one feast (7) 12 Drink to Elgar composition (5) 13 Utmost to get infernal steed trained (9) 14 Son seen fated, sadly, to lack of musicality (4,8) 18 Woman bound to have succeeded somewhere in the outback (5,7) 23 Fan alternatively put at back of passage (9) 24 Laugh about desire for a predator (5) 25 Gather report relating to army (7) 26 In the morning, operating is funny (7) 27 Expecting to be quiet as gent ran off (8) 28 Contrition at getting old king into tree management (6)
DOWN
1 Get involved with large whole (8) 2 Hiring is attractive (8) 3 Bores about not being intoxicated (5) 5 Record space that’s white (7) 6 One admitting to being an Edward (9) 7 Poet worried about uranium – and European syrup (6) 8 Perceptive statue design (6) 9 Data is assembled for buildings (6) 15 Attorney left alien without having registered dog (9) 16 A new group holds key right in front (8) 17 Races about and obtained a delicacy (8) 19 Language can’t work with English and French articles (7) 20 Shout for second best (6) 21 The heartless cat back to join forces (4,2) 22 Deprive celebrity with victory (6) 24 Accommodate shout from bingo player (5) FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN £100 CASH read down the letters in the highlighted squares to reveal the mystery word.
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