SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 15,633:

ACROSS: 1 Kiss of death. 9 Vanilla. 10 Worktop. 11 Inn. 12 Loopier. 13 Gas main. 14 Eat. 15 Tibia. 17 Leery. 18 Cheap. 20 Theta. 22 Bur. 24 Bravado. 25 L-plates. 26 Tie. 27 Antioch. 28 Goggles. 29 Expeditious. DOWN: 1 King of the castle. 2 Soloist. 3 On air. 4 Downgrade. 5 Aerosol. 6 Hot-water bottles. 7 Evolve. 8 Openly. 16 Betrothed. 18 Cobras. 19 Pea soup. 21 Allegro. 23 Resist. 25 Leg it.