CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
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 16,713, 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
6 Articulation problem in throat — it is sore after treatment (14) 9 A golf international in trouble? It’s for playing slowly (6) 10 Mount’s first gallop, say (8) 11 Distance at greens varies (8) 13 Old sailor in game serving no useful purpose (6) 15 Go back on, having withdrawn clip from ‘The General’ (6) 17 Rare old places recalled befuddled state (6) 19 Disheartened Paul observed suppressing anger (6) 20 Woman entertains man by the sea (8) 22 Following victory, Dutch girl’s lifting apparatus (8) 24 Brief match at arena’s exhausting (6) 26 I bet on and dream, going bust — playing this? (3-5,6)
DOWN
1 Patient man analysed predictions? It’s what he’s paid to do (3,11) 2 Guns brought up for men only (4) 3 Businesses regularly using protective clothing (6) 4 Gradually stop using run-down taphouse (5,3) 5 Support 20 feature (4) 7 Disease in Siberia spread after I left (6) 8 General put the blame on CID people interfering (14) 12 Take off soap that’s rather insensitive to a degree (5) 14 Enter popular golf club, missing second half (5) 16 Nice officer enraged criminal holding Mike (8) 18 Diverted in the morning, exploited afterwards (6) 21 Regular behaviour adopted by spiritualist (6) 23 Short play cut (4) 25 Dirty ground here and there at end of lane (4)
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