SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 15,573:

ACROSS: 1 Perestroika. 9 Pelican. 10 Crinkle. 11 Ski. 12 Dictate. 13 Network. 14 Sac. 15 Music. 17 Colon. 18 Donor. 20 Rural. 22 Dad. 24 Satsuma. 25 Inspect. 26 Sin. 27 Subedit. 28 Trapeze. 29 Expectorant. DOWN: 1 Police constable. 2 Reclaim. 3 Sense. 4 Racing car. 5 Idiotic. 6 Acknowledgement. 7 Spades. 8 Reckon. 16 Sarcastic. 18 Disuse. 19 Round up. 21 La Scala. 23 Dither. 25 Intro.