DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Dash device showing measure of dash? (11) 9 Secretly listen to European in pub? I hate that (7) 10 Element one student incorporated in forged coins (7) 11 Carriage is going, having unloaded regular occupants (3) 12 A person from Warsaw defends St Mark, perhaps (7) 13 One may put in German figurative language (7) 14 Relaxed weekend (3) 15 Bones a senior detective found in heart of Africa (5) 17 Follow to make certain king’s gone (5) 18 Business masks extreme socialist doctrine (5) 20 Women’s rowing crew lacking energy to reach isle (5) 22 Scribes dipped into it at home at weekend (3) 24 Rector’s more comfortable about bishop’s staff (7) 25 Agent recruits group that’s flexible (7) 26 Glimpse somewhat naughty child (3) 27 Taking risks to protect English job in winter (2-5) 28 I choose to retain this French tool barmen use (3,4) 29 Person voting against shift including third day (11)
DOWN
1 Indicator from old Ford Scorpio, perhaps? (4,2,3,6) 2 Eastern reader, 29 (7) 3 Air at funeral grim around entrance to graveyard (5) 4 Main artery’s producing feeling of apprehension (9) 5 I’ll get a different job on arable farm (7) 6 Boffin in NASA tore stick insect in bits (6,9) 7 Try to capture old superior northbound vessels (1-5) 8 Enemy scattered, grabbing unknown chemical (6) 16 Complete some clues correctly? (9) 18 Insect spies weasel intruding (6) 19 View page one, installing bulb outside (7) 21 Earthy pate dish, by the sound of it (7) 23 Cattle burdened with small car and canoes (6) 25 Knocked over most of beer in street (5)
SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 15,295:
ACROSS: 1 Body stocking. 8 Nonagon. 9 Justice. 11 Obstetrics. 12 Limb. 14 Powerful. 16 Prayer. 17 Sol. 19 Rabies. 21 Tia Maria. 24 Barb. 25 Damp squibs. 27 Emotion. 28 Die down. 29 Clairvoyants.
DOWN: 1 Band saw. 2 Dogberries. 3 Sonorous. 4 Object. 5 Kiss. 6 Noisily. 7 Incomparable. 10 Embarrassing. 13 Drama queen. 15 Lot. 18 Limpidly. 20 Barn owl. 22 Ruinous. 23 Satnav. 26 Mini.
PRIZES of £20 will be awarded to the senders of the first three correct solutions checked. Solutions to: Daily Mail Prize Crossword No. 15,298, PO BOX 3451, Norwich, NR7 7NR. Entries may be submitted by second-class post. Envelopes must be postmarked no later than tomorrow. Please make sure you enclose your name and address.