SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No. 15,892

— ACROSS: 1 Package deal. 9 Yule log. 10 Shoebox. 11 Lay. 12 Fictive. 13 Corrupt. 14 Lac. 15 Media. 17 Prior. 18 Genus. 20 Siren. 22 Tom. 24 Outgrow. 25 Acronym. 26 Ail. 27 Vibrant. 28 Italics. 29 Exterminate.

DOWN: 1 Police constable. 2 Calcium. 3 Angle. 4 Easy chair. 5 Ego trip. 6 Labour-intensive. 7 Eyeful. 8 Exeter. 16 Dishwater. 18 Groove. 19 Servant. 21 Nirvana. 23 Mimosa. 25 Alibi.