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 the completed crossword to Daily Mail Prize Crossword 16,982, 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+, excl NI. Terms apply, see Page 52.

ACROSS

1 Henry trained on a farm grabbing last of rest before hard race (4-8) 8 Number returning on holiday in Spain and Sweden for unique events (3-4) 9 Cleric leaving island

for large church (7) 11 Husband amid hard time with variant of flu is considerate (10) 12 Model group

of students (4) 14 Adjusted label about fluid, describing a related item? (8) 16 A retired priest enters cold

northern chamber (6) 17 Golfer otherwise

falling short (3) 19 Engineer cared about

a covered passage (6) 21 Hereditary rulers performing in part of spring and start of summer (8) 24 Many things for sale

at an auction (4) 25 Again adorn crumbling terrace and do finish on time (10) 27 Windstorm split

American party (7) 28 Descriptive of some

food spilt in cargo (7) 29 Serena’s sister, foremost of florists, partly cultivated carnivorous plant (5,7)

DOWN

1 Man carrying round feathers in country dance (7) 2 Figures lad upset are

pool attendants (10) 3 Wrongly term second good man over year taking part in race (8) 4 Strange period with first of handymen absent? That’s hearsay (6) 5 Place for keeping fish

smelt? Not initially (4) 6 Result disclosed by first

person around firm (7) 7 Job taken by a Latin bishop with a liberal group in form of vote (6,6) 10 Anecdote about minister, one Conservative in display of emotion? (12) 13 Told garage about

recording device (4,6) 15 Part of level maintained

for tree (3) 18 Notable figure given singular award by English group (8) 20 Clique getting old rite

mixed up in church (7) 22 Restrain fellow around

home and university (5,2) 23 Begin journey with outwardly sedate, well-to-do type (3,3) 26 Second person in Paris hoarding a book that’s forbidden (variant spelling) (4)