DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD
No. 15,992
ACROSS
1 The old deny victories by a youth leader (7) 5 Swedish group vacating cosy office in monastery (6) 9 Experienced person’s historic set of cards (3,4) 10 Sound effect wavering trumpet solo puts out? (7) 11 Briefly imitate policeman (3) 12 He spots future stars – latest count disputed (6,5) 13 Private meal with no starter (5) 14 Bring back guides gallery added (9) 16 Engineers groaned after breaking instrument (4,5) 17 Perfect confession by trader? (5) 19 Bully using this unnamed English artist’s account (6,5) 22 It’s found in the Ozarks here and there (3) 23 Animals almost blush, meeting their royal patron? (3,4) 24 Prosper with or without sons (7) 26 Some boys terrorise marine creature (6) 27 There’s no way out of this dull delta (4,3)
DOWN
1 Ace leaves coaching ground? They may be in the soup (7) 2 When statesmen celebrate futuristic film (12,3) 3 Take a bath here perhaps, last part standing up (3) 4 In the Alps, sort of melody with no introduction? (5) 5 Pupils are asked to pay this, creating a strain, say (9) 6 Praise bishop, not as much (5) 7 Cleo must choose a whipped dessert (9,6) 8 Turn it on, producing swelling (6) 12 Some doctors open trunk (5) 14 Medic wrecked Sierra GT before start of rally (9) 15 Joins up, causing ruckus (5) 16 Again employ that woman, raising fury (6) 18 Youth grabs mike awfully fast (4,3) 20 Group of science lecturers return (5) 21 Plant with branches, not large at first (5) 25 Piece of avocado or tuber cultivated in Peru (3) PRIZES of £20 will be awarded to the senders of the first three correct solutions checked. Solutions to: Daily Mail Prize Crossword No. 15,992, PO BOX 3451, Norwich NR7 7NR. Entries may be submitted by second-class post. Envelopes must be postmarked no later than tomorrow. Please make sure you enclose your name and address.
SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 15,989: ACROSS: 6 Open University. 9 Across. 10 Doggy bag. 11 Inaction. 13 Retail. 15 Tie-ups. 17 Awning. 19 Righto. 20 Masseuse. 22 Et cetera. 24 Raglan. 26 Free enterprise. DOWN: 1 Boa constrictor. 2 Redo. 3 Muesli. 4 Hedgerow. 5 Espy. 7 Indent. 8 Trading estates. 12 Czech. 14 Twine. 16 Phone-ins. 18 Impale. 21 Seraph. 23 Even. 25 Glib.