CRUSADER CROSSWORD

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

ACROSS

1 Choose one cold man, an eye expert (8) 5 A father needing help, frightened (6) 10 Redesigning Jo’s dark cafe, tall versatile person (4,2,3,6) 11 100 volunteers providing chests for valuables (7) 12 Speak very softly when initially greeting returning salespeople (7) 13 Male in quiet place dined with child’s friend (8) 15 He is welcoming a saint, with speed (5) 18 Faithful ally unexpectedly receiving ring (5) 20 Try underground glass container (4,4) 23 Console used by Frenchman in county stronghold (7) 25 Dampen some tin accidentally (7) 26 Generating cold air in Devon, a painter (8,2,5) 27 Gluttonous man in a dull colour (6) 28 Sly brute disturbed when it’s windy (8)

DOWN

1 Thing’s purpose (6) 2 First to talk and behave completely diplomatically (9) 3 Food preparation company all right with youth leader welcoming the queen (7) 4 Gather in the morning on a ship (5) 6 Fit out first of flats in rush carelessly (7) 7 Make sense of total (3,2) 8 Dry area associated with journalist, abandoned (8) 9 Fellow, anarchic, is perfect (8) 14 One in suitable duet unexpectedly showing talent (8) 16 Material used by reserve with attitude (9) 17 Support member, about 50, with scab (8) 19 Pal rode off with feline (7) 21 The first woman in this identifies shoplifters (7) 22 Messy DIY nut, out of place (6) 24 Deer finding creamy food, say (5) 25 Rocker’s opponent with the Spanish person who displays clothes (5)