SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 15,598

— ACROSS: 1 Battlefield. 9 Pfennig. 10 Lobbyer. 11 His. 12 Ancient. 13 Edifice. 14 Lei. 15 Tempo. 17 Ethos. 18 Rigid. 20 Nadir. 22 Rap. 24 Show-off. 25 Lovable. 26 Eel. 27 Arduous. 28 Avocets. 29 Rationality. DOWN: 1 Bleaching powder. 2 Tangent. 3 Light. 4 Falsehood. 5 Ebb tide. 6 Daylight robbery. 7 Sprawl. 8 Briefs. 16 Manifesto. 18 Rascal. 19 Drop-out. 21 Ravioli. 23 Please. 25 Llama.