SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 15,744:

ACROSS: 1 Hire-purchase. 8 Upright. 9 Worsted. 11 Double-park. 12 Less. 14 Electron. 16 Bonsai. 17 Ban. 19 Employ. 21 Youthful. 24 Door. 25 Sauerkraut. 27 Dribble. 28 Burrito. 29 Poet laureate. DOWN: 1 Hirsute. 2 Regulation. 3 Put-up job. 4 Reward. 5 Hare. 6 Setters. 7 Muddleheaded. 10 Distillation. 13 North Korea. 15 Nay. 18 November. 20 Proviso. 22 Fragile. 23 Camera. 26 Abet.