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. 15,623, 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.

ACROSS

1 One inn could, if redecorated, make you very happy (2,5,4) 9 Ever youthful princess’s elegance recalled in part (7) 10 Wait longer than occasionally robust guy (7) 11 Distinctive practice starts to intrigue some members (3) 12 Film miners beginning to dig quays overlooking harbour (7) 13 Docked horse and bull in biannual event (7) 14 Romanian settlers sure to miss spare time (3) 15 Peculiar beat appearing regularly in dance (5) 17 Like betting on favourite owned by Steven Spielberg (5) 18 Host welcomes a good international conjuror’s tricks (5) 20 Leaves in dish for a while, say (5) 22 Cricket side’s not feeling grand (3) 24 Assault on Italy disrupted (3,4) 25 Fast attack captures pawn extremely luckily (7) 26 Grassy section of fertile area (3) 27 Mixed trade company, 1930s style (3,4) 28 Chap returns in new suit, giving a big wave (7) 29 Spoil funny old comedy about lecturers (11)

DOWN

1 Vital software that’s persistent may go wonky (9,6) 2 Learned to camouflage a chopper (7) 3 Ring sibling about a place to secure flowers (5) 4 Animal roamed all over the place in arid environment (9) 5 Disrupt current London theatre offensive (7) 6 Nation re-elected lunatic to make pact (7,8) 7 Composer’s name mentioned on radio (6) 8 Cats, slinky and large, turn up around north (6) 16 Writer’s study of religion excludes English folklore (9) 18 Greek character set up big room for Islamic theologian (6) 19 Get firm to screen golf for clubs (7) 21 Present old hammer (7) 23 Clever clue: dump rubbish illegally (3-3) 25 Share in moderation (5)