SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 15,704:

ACROSS: 1 Trouser press. 8 Orbital. 9 Tuition. 11 Needlework. 12 Zing. 14 Yourself. 16 Flight. 17 Lag. 19 Amulet. 21 Diagonal. 24 Tart. 25 Pragmatist. 27 Engross. 28 Rhizome. 29 Stratosphere. DOWN: 1 Tableau. 2 Outclassed. 3 Self-will. 4 Retard. 5 Raid. 6 Sailing. 7 Bouncy castle. 10 Nightclothes. 13 Plagiarise. 15 Fad. 18 Ginger up. 20 Upright. 22 Noisome. 23 Fresco. 26 Nova.