DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD
No 15,776
ACROSS
1 Hit it off with sailor in Dubai complex, part of UAE (3,5) 5 Computer captivates an international enthusiast (6) 9 Neck is injured on board, causing nausea (8) 10 Spanish dish bound to revolt the French (6) 12 Two military groups hard to find (4) 13 Ice cream company gift picked up somewhere in New York? (4,6) 15 I tell US 5 about distance travelled by 23 (8,5) 19 How coping with Hugo sorted out kid’s complaint (8,5) 23 Crew member featuring twice in 1 Across (4,6) 25 Pair avoiding European capital’s fever (4) 28 Swallow seen in housing estate (6) 29 Phone staff about a bypass (4,4) 30 Army boss grasps most of this old language (6) 31 Style of carved angel in eastern church (8)
DOWN
1 Take in a bishop regularly beginning to read bible (6) 2 Change rule about cold sore (5) 3 Search hang-out abandoned by American (4) 4 Rice Sam cooked a bit unevenly on the outside (7) 6 Make changes to apartment after promotion (5) 7 I’ll stop husband touring Spain in poor condition (3,6) 8 Berate old horsedrawn carriage crossing street (8) 11 Some people approve statement in court (4) 14 Bound to start (4) 15 It illuminates lone bats in hours of darkness (4,5) 16 Wheel cart over ground initially (3) 17 What Lions do to victim in loose scrum (4) 18 Bad language is ultimately crass and tiresome (8) 20 Tidy profit impresses auditor at first (4) 21 Sort of cable used by a team drilling black stuff (7) 22 Former airline led off officer (6) 24 American tucked into his fresh dish (5) 26 German horse’s complaint (5) 27 Very eager but past caring at the end (4)