DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

PRIZES of £20 will be awarded to the senders of the first three correct solutions checked. Solutions to: Daily Mail Prize Crossword No. 15,505, 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.

ACROSS

1 Two European people shine (6, 6) 8 Foreign seaman I brought in showing memory loss (7) 9 He questions dubious practices, dismissing artist (7) 11 Business college acting for labour group (5, 5) 12 Catch a weirdo from behind (4) 14 After bungled refit criticise dangerous building (8) 16 A female wears fancy dress for trip taking in big game (6) 17 Wordy occasionally, and sardonic (3) 19 Display standard notice at start of evening (6) 21 Parasitic growth, one penetrating fine fruit (3, 5) 24 Nasty turn, as it happens (4) 25 Variety of tights here for sale? (4, 6) 27 Amid greetings, taxi overturns barbecue (7) 28 Putting bar beside a road on seafront needs guts (7) 29 Polo perhaps, and where it’s played? (8, 4)

DOWN

1 Start to find not just roundabouts here (7) 2 Time of year when dieters eat nuts (10) 3 China surprisingly was withdrawing cutter (8) 4 This part works more efficiently with new points (6) 5 Dance over? Grin lasciviously (4) 6 Salvation Army is obliged to return a fruit (7) 7 Talk’s conclusion, say, produces e.g. interjection (4,2, 6) 10 Player in recitals managed to captivate teetotaller (12) 13 Texas city hospital worker loves touring province (3, 7) 15 Spin doctor isn’t an amateur (3) 18 Rising coral reef ruined night for sailing (8) 20 Academician in east London creates colourful display (7) 22 More than one broadcast dealing with chest membrane (7) 23 Pacific atoll gets scant coverage (6) 26 Computers picked up fraud (4)