DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Permanent Irish Republican converted believers (12) 8 Badminton error? No (7) 9 Develop apart or in proportion (3,4) 11 VIP investigates catching first of inaugural flights (10) 12 Flyer beat German back (4) 14 Drink pear bubbly, providing it comes first (8) 16 Mentioned headgear belonging to member of union (6) 17 Coach about right (3) 19 You and I follow horse attached to black trap (6) 21 Sudden drop in videos ordered in northeast (8) 24 Scrap revolutionary introduction to means test (4) 25 Romeo to fly abroad for some horseplay (10) 27 ‘Go hard recklessly around roundabout!’ does he say? (4,3) 28 Drivers cutting speed and jostling for position (3,4) 29 Took over when instructed to guard English queen (12) DOWN 1 Stir up fluid drunk by international star (7) 2 Tied up bucket in rocky desert (10) 3 Very old large tin is crushed at first, like lava (8) 4 Put a support under end of border fence with this (6) 5 Press club (4) 6 Scholarly apprentice made money (7) 7 What fortune-teller needs to be perfectly lucid? (7,5) 10 I’ll enter army in order to become one of these? (12) 13 Corsair, before being wrecked, tore off (10) 15 Cool admirer (3) 18 13 losing English book annoyed supporter in house (8) 20 Charlie’s predecessor suppressed commercial swagger (7) 22 I settle, taking in this French country that’s 3 (7) 23 Scary woman put French author off cheese (6) 26 Mock SpanishAmerican houses (4) PRIZES of £20 will be awarded to the senders of the first three correct solutions checked. Solutions to: Daily Mail Prize Crossword No. 15,660, 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.

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