CRUSAdeR CROSSWORd WIN £100

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

ACROSS

1 Place of job (8)

5 Eccentric blamed for scene of

uproar (6)

10 Direct attacking player, not

difficult (15)

11 Saviour about to meet second

copper with hesitation (7)

12 Plain, I’d entered sporting

contest (7)

13 A fellow with iron, cold man,

being influenced (8)

15 Wonderful scrape, we hear (5)

18 Beautiful woman sounding

alarm (5)

20 Head of department interrupting lad with employment involving shell of car (8)

23 Plant firm after Cabot

returns (7)

25 Grub rejected by the French

ringleader, a housebreaker (7)

26 One royal in a state in Germany originally wanting this vehicle feature (3,12)

27 Rope held by mate there (6)

28 Enclosure with label on – a

five-sided shape (8)

DOWN

1 Father’s attempt to make pie

crust (6)

2 Accent associated with fellow extremely unhelpful and trying (9)

3 Brute – it ruined eulogy (7)

4 Different parent loses her

head (5)

6 Making a mistake about a

jewellery item (7)

7 Abandon holiday (5)

8 Contemplate getting friend to

admit journalist with it (8)

9 Broke the law when

insulted (8)

14 A bit sold off with papers (8)

16 Topless blokes, very rich,

signing up (9)

17 Confusing Bart’s cat is not

practical (8)

19 Egghead, Northern, nearby

being shut in (7)

21 Exhausted and the worse for

wear (4,3)

22 University lecturer holding

newspaper showing monster (6)

24 Some scribe returning cap (5)

25 Swim in city, having energy (5)

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