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. 15,582, 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 15,579: ACROSS: 1 Chattel. 5 Cliché. 9 Methane. 10 All over. 11 Bur. 12 Bondservant. 13 Deter. 14 Roof racks. 16 Pachyderm. 17 Dress. 19 Irish coffee. 22 Lop. 23 Cycling. 24 Tapioca. 26 Newton. 27 Heave-ho. DOWN: 1 Camp bed. 2 Antarctic Circle. 3 Tea. 4 Lie in. 5 Classroom. 6 Idler. 7 Have a screw loose. 8 Gratis. 12 Berry. 14 Reed organ. 15 Ridge. 16 Prince. 18 Soprano. 20 Hoist. 21 Fetch. 25 Pea. DAILY MAIL New Cryptic Crosswords — pit your wits against 100 of the trickiest cryptic puzzles ever to appear in your favourite paper. This book provides the ideal way to warm up your grey matter for a day’s work, or wind down and relax during those rare spare moments. Available from the Daily Mail Book Shop, call 0844 571 0640 or visit www.mailbookshop.co.uk. P&P free on orders over £15.
ACROSS
1 Trying to plant rambling rose in season (8) 5 Rumour-monger is so upset when doctor comes round (6) 9 Around north, destroy rocks to make such walls? (3-5) 10 Originally Paul and another Beatle left out flag (6) 12 Shelter top of kale and other vegetable (4) 13 I’d boring intonation, almost all by chance (10) 15 On which some gamble to pay for dance on yacht heading west (8,5) 19 Tramp over boy at school reserve? Take it or leave it (7,6) 23 Temperamental performer, nearly 17, U.S. singing star (5,5) 25 Burn fish (4) 28 A soldier gets in trouble for performing slowly (6) 29 Dealing with farmland Niagara eroded, flanking river (8) 30 Sewer that’s high on the Embankment (6) 31 Disturb badger’s den, inspired by foreign articles (8)
DOWN
1 Old theologian foolishly let outside for walk (6) 2 Verse about bracing anthem abridged (5) 3 Entirely fill time stuffing stamped addressed envelope (4) 4 CBI man arranged to hire independent taxi (7) 6 Robe seems adequate to hide fat (5) 7 Local star runs in city on Trent, result of overexposure? (9) 8 Asleep in ground? Deduct points, perhaps (8) 11 Boy goes up to receive one call (4) 14 Greetings fluctuate (2-2) 15 Invent origin of fatal spread of bacteria (9) 16 Discharge a member of church (3) 17 Prude’s parting appearing in odd positions (4) 18 He played the tramp entertaining a padre (8) 20 Dull-sounding fruit (4) 21 Somehow founding fathers’ effort is wasted making weapon (7) 22 Old lady, say, erected country house (6) 24 Shakespearian spirit, one in Lear possibly (5) 26 Follower of god doesn’t start robbery (5) 27 Quietly put away nut (4)