DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 15,553: ACROSS: 1 Herbivorous. 9 Vulture. 10 Toenail. 11 Pea. 12 Coolant. 13 Guilder. 14 Tar. 15 Bacon. 17 Guppy. 18 Pasta. 20 Inlet. 22 Old. 24 Undergo. 25 Crudest. 26 Loo. 27 Cantata. 28 Reading. 29 Extradition. DOWN: 1 Hall of residence. 2 Rhubarb. 3 Inept. 4 Octagonal. 5 Opening. 6 Stand-up comedian. 7 Avocet. 8 Clergy. 16 Chipolata. 18 Paunch. 19 Abreast. 21 Tsunami. 23 Dotage. 25 Corgi.

ACROSS

6 Study in B& B, say, getting means of support (5,3,6) 9 First lady’s taking in National Trust competitions (6) 10 Big swimmer and French expert occupying 23 (8) 11 Ambitious ME state stuck in revolutionary past (8) 13 A fellow catches unknown duck in river (6) 15 Bird in school is a pain (6) 17 Before first of August start changing beds (6) 19 Pest in Trafalgar Square picked up simple language (6) 20 Person who succeeds a boss nearly, very nearly (8) 22 Unusual special ruling adapted to protect amateur (8) 24 Order US soldier to enlist in British corps (6) 26 Non-standard marriage beside a lake bordering abbey (14)

DOWN

1 Abusive cops stupidly pick up No 1, considered guilt-free (5,9) 2 Study accommodates a college boss (4) 3 Port partly passed over on northward journey (6) 4 Summarise description of some paintings (8) 5 Selection of emoticons concerning auditor (4) 7 Church in tiny ground exhibits refinement (6) 8 Excited kid leapt over ma to get old drink (10,4) 12 White coat that’s alluring behind hospital department (5) 14 Saw old man during period (5) 16 Gathering of cardinals depressed about Latin (8) 18 Unproductive, except about noon (6) 21 Loner has hard time crossing river on way up (6) 23 Where convict is banged up, possessing nothing (4) 25 Leaving without one medal (4)

PRIZES of £20 will be awarded to the senders of the first three correct solutions checked. Solutions to: Daily Mail Prize Crossword No. 15,556, PO BOX 3451, Norwich, NR7 7NR. Entries may be submitted by second-class post. Envelopes must be postmarked no l