DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

PRIZES of £20 will be awarded to the senders of the first three correct solutions checked. Solutions to: Daily Mail Prize Crossword No. 15,580, 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.

SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 15,577 — ACROSS: 1 Platform. 5 Optics. 9 Uxorious. 10 Lawyer. 12 Kale. 13 Charioteer. 15 Greenhouse gas. 19 Indeterminate. 23 Heatstroke. 25 Meal. 28 Feeler. 29 Circular. 30 Latest. 31 Agnostic. DOWN: 1 Plucky. 2 Atoll. 3 Fair. 4 Roughen. 6 Piano. 7 Ivy League. 8 Surprise. 11 Trio. 14 Tent. 15 Godparent. 16 Ham. 17 Seal. 18 Rightful. 20 Rare. 21 Inkling. 22 Cleric. 24 Specs. 26 Eclat. 27 Echo.

ACROSS

1 Circles earth, breaking seismologist’s rule (7,5) 8 Yank tackles Times at home, showing disapproval (7) 9 It’s illuminating playing golf with a politician (3,4) 11 A book and a film: ‘An Exotic Weapon’ (6,4) 12 Wimpish person with American son (4) 14 Ringway? You pay to drive here (4,4) 16 A match for sacred writings (6) 17 Deer’s rules of engagement? Use heads only (3) 19 Forcibly extract Rhode Island fish (3,3) 21 Journalists in teashop regularly drink (8) 24 Top gorilla, for instance, getting cross (4) 25 Uncharted territory? Bury anchor behind harbour (10) 27 African country’s merit realised to some extent (7) 28 More plump for complete run in game (7) 29 Fake coffee withdrawn in fenland city, sheepishly (12)

DOWN

1 Not the first test trailer that needs editing (7) 2 Gallant Greek character, brave, deprived of love (10) 3 Contest jerks fought, hard going, flipping sore! (3-2-3) 4 Judge and old magistrate improve (6) 5 Shut up about how old you are! (4) 6 Old fever penetrates the French unions (7) 7 Two sailors tucked into Kate’s fancy European meat dish (5,7) 10 Transfer money with these unusual draper’s tools (6,6) 13 Where tube sometimes travels past stadium? (10) 15 Female 17 nearly performs (3) 18 Bizarre coteries understood by specialists only (8) 20 Grumpy sheep worried — 6 must be brought in (7) 22 Wait for support (5,2) 23 Singer Edith drank litres following rice dish (6) 26 British marines patrol international border (4)