SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 15,645:

ACROSS: 1 Cheeseburger. 8 Bismuth. 9 Light up. 11 Translator. 12 Seat. 14 Execrate. 16 Recede. 17 Zap. 19 Entrap. 21 Red Cross. 24 Open. 25 Quick march. 27 Sleeper. 28 Ill fame. 29 Hydrotherapy.

DOWN: 1 Cascade. 2 Equestrian. 3 Schmaltz. 4 Ballot. 5 Rage. 6 Extreme. 7 Obstreperous. 10 Potter’s wheel. 13 Peach melba. 15 Ear. 18 Perceive. 20 Thereby. 22 Our Lady. 23 Turret. 26 Spar.