DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Try carrying long box full of leaves (3,5) 5 Affected American university site (6) 9 Caught leaving a function arranged for spring (8) 10 Photographic equipment arrived with gunmen (6) 12 It’s designed to carry water, with or without top (4) 13 Institute in Paris and Rome represented showman (10) 15 Cook meat and chill mixed confectionery (4,9) 19 Lollipop lady for one has to deal with forest (7,6) 23 Local officials won’t broadcast 150 aircraftmen (4,6) 25 Ponder what cat does on radio (4) 28 Stock item one female kept in here strangely (6) 29 Malign dentist’s verdict on patient who rarely visits? (3-5) 30 Dull seat inside Derry’s walls (6) 31 Prescribe a time to host very old Conservative (8)

DOWN

1 Part of feed includes sticky stuff (6) 2 Colour’s variable in a flower (5) 3 Can’t stand during such a tempest (4) 4 Small mike muffling echo is having dramatic effects (7) 6 Pile up a manuscript describing Roman coin (5) 7 Decide in advance on gold and diamonds in sting (9) 8 Well versed with spices (8) 11 British port’s vitality (4) 14 Division not complete? Sign on staff (4) 15 At the same time Henry tucks into fancy meal with wine (9) 16 Nearly peddle fruit (3) 17 The likelihood of sailor impressing Democrats? (4) 18 Small person in southeast Germany did needlework (8) 20 Munch nut as chopped (4) 21 Uncomfortable week in a part of hospital (7) 22 IT buff breaks the ice (6) 24 Applaud man in church run (5) 26 Worried Tuvalu leader avoided flap (5) 27 Shells perhaps a feature of William Morris (4)

PRIZES of £20 will be awarded to the senders of the first three correct solutions checked. Solutions to: Daily Mail Prize Crossword No. 16,015, 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. No 16,015