SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 15,856

— ACROSS: 1 Sympathy. 5 Entrap. 9 Farthest. 10 Tissue. 12 Tile. 13 Periodical. 15 Green-fingered. 19 Identity cards. 23 Handspring. 25 Idol. 28 Choral. 29 Culinary. 30 Pomade. 31 Menswear.

DOWN: 1 Safety. 2 Moral. 3 Ashy. 4 Has-been. 6 Naiad. 7 Rest-cures. 8 Preclude. 11 Hi-fi. 14 Heat. 15 Green room. 16 Fly. 17 Germ. 18 Nightcap. 20 Tart. 21 Consume. 22 Player. 24 Shard. 26 Drake. 27 Hiss.