CRUSADER CROSSWORD

FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN £100 CASH read down the letters in the highlighted squares to reveal the mystery word

ACROSS

1 Tidy file possibly revealing loyalty (8) 5 Fights for remnants (6) 10 Formerly popular, a Tory, male, with ring on very rarely (4,2,1,4,4) 11 Severe old partner with time about to meet me (7) 12 Quiet phrase being changed, possibly (7) 13 Bachelor having left one ship almost replete, perfectly happy (8) 15 For head of organisation, 50, I have fruit (5) 18 It’s more superior in smaller particles (5) 20 A father in cold urban area with the ability to achieve (8) 23 Small vessel boy returned causing outrage (7) 25 Salesman with slab finding lizard, e.g. (7) 26 Strange boy getting a fiver out excitedly for the probable winner (4-2,9) 27 One in business having rant (6) 28 Relay Den arranged for one of the Channel Islands (8)

DOWN

1 Fellow, shorter, providing carnation, e.g. (6) 2 European woman, 50, entering university lecturer’s athletic contest (9) 3 Tiler, so excited, hangs about (7) 4 Small amount originally taken before run (5) 6 Word of farewell from ten after shout of encouragement (7) 7 A wanderer reportedly getting perfume (5) 8 Sibling going round home – that’s ominous (8) 9 Become angry before failure involving sandal (4-4) 14 Female expert getting rise having cosmetic surgery (4-4) 16 At home teaching showing instinctive knowledge (9) 17 Branch in bad film (8) 19 Door we’d damaged with tree (7) 21 Confused pal’s cue to take pill (7) 22 In this place, extremely silly unorthodox belief (6) 24 Tot with hesitation getting snake (5) 25 Party girl in river, large (5)