CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Fan of Parisian at very old place to drive (7) 5 Lowest number of wool suppliers in newspaper (6) 9 Drunk couple embracing northern composer (7) 10 Couple retain oven for snack (7) 11 Note area in London briefly (3) 12 Data storage unit once hit Jack perhaps (7,4) 13 Daughter accompanying unknown beau (5) 14 I intend to set out how choppers are organised (9) 16 A ship entering Recife changed course (9) 17 Snow leopard formerly seen around middle of January (5) 19 Moving example of ‘mind over matter’, like it’s seen elsewhere (11) 22 Scandi money, source of metal (3) 23 Sailor, stranded, surviving on this mollusc? (7) 24 Return plump cheese in crisp material (7) 26 Harry has answer: it allows tree to propagate (3-3) 27 Whiskey coloured wrapping showing no tears (3-4)

DOWN

1 Part of speech in legal document removed from office (7) 2 Waugh’s main villa refurbished for composer (7,8) 3 Join twice in odd positions (3) 4 Old lag, violent one, about 90 (2-3) 5 Can a chef spread round last of roast? Some hope! (3,6) 6 Modify Danelaw, ignoring an area in southeast England (5) 7 Tom indicates you should be prepared for TV show (9,6) 8 Dull grassy area where foxes live (6) 12 Animals and plants, say, observed during geography largely (5) 14 Soak over in Sydney sorted out complaint (9) 15 One working in borders of Caucusus makes church images (5) 16 Well-fed 17 who’s accumulated much wealth (3,3) 18 Beryl called regularly after soldiers turned up (7) 20 Thousands gather round one very big outlet (5) 21 Stuffed dates decomposed (5) 25 Cunning way to travel (3)

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FOR your chance to win, solve the crossword to reveal the word reading down the shaded boxes. HOW TO ENTER: Call 0901 293 6233 and leave today’s answer and your details, or TEXT 65700 with the word CRYPTIC, your answer and your name. Texts and calls cost £1 plus standard network charges. Or enter by post by sending completed crossword to Daily Mail Prize Crossword 16,486, PO Box 28, Colchester, Essex CO2 8GF. Please include your name and address. One weekly winner chosen from all correct daily entries received between 00.01 Monday and 23.59 Friday. Postal entries must be datestamped no later than the following day to qualify. Calls/texts must be received by 23.59; answers change at 00.01. UK residents aged 18+, exc NI. Terms apply, see Page 70.