CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
WIN £500
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 16,489, 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 date-stamped 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 62.
ACROSS
1 Little money gained from shopping in the centre (8) 5 Roman general does without superior liqueur (6) 9 Sorrowful Norwegian composer drinks French wine (8) 10 Like painting sheep in field occasionally (6) 12 Inform William, expert bowman (4) 13 Part of tibia old folk put back in burial mound (4,6) 15 It’s clearly sneaky holding field event in different places (4-9) 19 A sign famine distressed Victoria, say (13) 23 Wrongly using cigar and pipe with this (5,5) 25 Prevent lots of money spinning (4) 28 Badly treat American in no-frills billet (3-3) 29 Drain dilapidated tavern in suburbs of Eastbourne (8) 30 Force unit went on manoeuvres (6) 31 It’s heavenly in this place, and others round about (8)
DOWN
1 Hose this GT after repairs (6) 2 Bay window collapsed in Loire (5) 3 Covet English service American left (4) 4 Forgive Anglicans touring London heading off (7) 6 Main artery raised section of that road (5) 7 Charitable person dressed up as Martian (9) 8 Teams accept method, but not forwards (8) 11 House mice overrun it (4) 14 Sign on staff for opening? Not all of it (4) 15 Rebuild Swan & Lion to house special family members (4-2-3) 16 Examine old soldier (3) 17 Check ‘Ebb and Flow’, it’s revolutionary (4) 18 Goal of a doctor, one into exercising (8) 20 The fronts of some magazines use terminology that’s crude (4) 21 Opposed to a way to retain profit (7) 22 A quiet plea possibly (6) 24 Relish got us revitalised (5) 26 Find a very small amount (5) 27 Correct peace agreement, leaving out Cuba (4)
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