DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Clash is between males at church (8) 5 Give facelift to current minister first (6) 9 Couple allowed band (8) 10 A broadcast about more expensive help from abroad (2,4) 12 Fellow abandons wind instrument for one with strings (4) 13 Hull felt bad retaining no good sort of portrait (4-6) 15 They help you see better organised clean contests (7,6) 19 Basin perhaps in which fish are meant to swim (9,4) 23 Seating plan maybe irks clerics hosting old music company (10) 25 European border upset Arab ruler (4) 28 Our NHS controversially makes charge (6) 29 Choose alliances — they may break new ground (8) 30 End of day? Baby’s unsettled to some extent (6) 31 Get 25 trained to tackle German kitchen utensil (3,5)
DOWN
1 Phone city in Alabama (6) 2 Handle special stock (5) 3 Nurses originally in A&E start to work again (4) 4 Roughly use up Royal Artillery to get break in line (7) 6 Avoid nasty duel with earl (5) 7 Relief drivers bring in sealing compound (9) 8 Buy grip (8) 11 Leave home suitable to accommodate lecturer (4) 14 Scottish isle’s not far (4) 15 Boat is able to set out across a river in southwest (9) 16 Half a dance in prison (3) 17 Now and then relay runs make money (4) 18 Cross is displayed on seafront for cutters (8) 20 Spanish article describes Arab nobleman (4) 21 Striking permitted to return by Heath (7) 22 It’s used in school periods with ruler (6) 24 Actors supported by English class in India (5) 26 Wound about ten using this gun? (5) 27 Sketch Kenyan leader in pose (4)
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SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 15,748: ACROSS: 1 Rhizome. 5 Oracle. 9 Satanic. 10 Tear gas. 11 Tor. 12 Lie detector. 13 Ochre. 14 Repayment. 16 Dinner set. 17 Cedar. 19 Coefficient. 22 Dig. 23 Mobster. 24 Pompeii. 26 Tennis. 27 Look-see. DOWN: 1 Risotto. 2 Interchangeable. 3 Own. 4 Emcee. 5 On the spot. 6 Aware. 7 Lightheadedness. 8 Esprit. 12 Liège. 14 Rest-cures. 15 Yacht. 16 Decamp. 18 Ragtime. 20 Futon. 21 Expel. 25 Moo.
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