CRUSADER PRIZE CROSSWORD
WIN £100 CASH
ACROSS
1 Terrible spite gets Catholic infected (6) 4 Recognise account has solvency (8) 10 Blanket even used by student at work (7) 11 A lot of water may be peaceful (7) 12 Arrive on time to see celestial object (5) 13 Felon aims to improve part of the UK (4,2,3) 14 Coming down to undress on runway (7,5) 18 Communications possibly transmitted through pipe (5,7) 23 Can retain arrangement when hypnotised (2,1,6) 24 Fast ships (5) 25 Made a request that’s not theoretical (7) 26 Like a bull – inert – going mad about gold (7) 27 Car negative to my independence (8) 28 Vapour has registered flow (6)
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1 Stop by room to get microscopic building block (4,4) 2 Quietly greeting soldiers on the top footpath (8) 3 Fashionable to hire a bay (5) 5 Policeman finds a great deal about one fellow guide (7) 6 Putting a figure on retribution (9) 7 Slander from French female in the morning has point (6) 8 Some music not played around eastern church (6) 9 Time to jump (6) 15 I am more in trouble, having small involvement (9) 16 Improper sentence from the end of the court (8) 17 Mother is worried about line revealing temperature (8) 19 Mistaking domain with realm (7) 20 The woman used hat for cover (6) 21 Train travelled to a capital (6) 22 Transport favourite bit of furnishing (6) 24 Responsibility for break in geology (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 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, August 27, PO Box 12578, Sutton Coldfield B73 9BT. Entries must be postmarked by August 28 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 September 3. The Editor’s decision is final. NEED HELP? Call 0904 161 1609 for 5 extra clues! Calls cost £1.50 plus your telephone company’s network access charge.