SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 15,819:

ACROSS: 1 Denomination. 8 Ravioli. 9 Tighten. 11 Turtledove. 12 Boar. 14 Resistor. 16 Hoodoo. 17 Pat. 19 Catkin. 21 Nepotism. 24 Army. 25 Crustacean. 27 Platoon. 28 Imitate. 29 Hippopotamus.

DOWN: 1 Diverts. 2 Neoclassic. 3 Mail drop. 4 Native. 5 Toga. 6 Out loud. 7 Writer’s cramp. 10 Narrow-minded. 13 Honorarium. 15 Ran. 18 Tee shirt. 20 Timpani. 22 Icecaps. 23 Prenup. 26 Coup.