CROSSWORD

No 1,502 £500 TO BE WON

TO ENTER Complete the crossword and count how many times the letter ‘A’ appears in the grid. Text YOU followed by a space, your answer (the number of ‘A’s) and name to 65700, eg, YOU 9 Sue Smith. Texts cost £1 plus your standard network rate. Or telephone 0905 652 2141 and leave your answer and details. Calls cost £1 plus your telephone company’s network access charge. Or post your entry to YOU Crossword No 1,502, PO Box 3451, Norwich NR7 7NR. Entries will be accepted until 11.59pm on Friday 12 August. One random winner from all correct entries will win £250 and five runners-up will win £50 each. If you enter after the closing date you will not be included but may still be charged. Phone and text helpline: 0808 272 0808. Winners will be notified by phone within 14 days. Solution in two weeks.

ACROSS

6 Biblical character; 23 across’s successor in 7 down (6) 8 Impressive, majestic (8) 10 Recovers from a session of drinking alcohol (6,2) 11 20 down has plenty of these in 7 down (6) 12 The co-creator and writer (surname) of 7 down (6) 13 Enthusiasm, vigour, energy (5) 15 Daydream (7) 17 Biting, sharp (7) 19 Audacity (5) 20 Hurry, rush (6) 22 Compensate for (6) 23 The name

DOWN

of the horse 7 down (9) 9 Area of London used by 20 down 2 Total agreement, where 7 down in 7 down (8) harmony (6) was set (9,4) 24 Of – or relating 3 The co-creator 14 People who are to – newborn and writer appointed to the children (8) (surname) House of Lords (4,5) 25 City in of 7 down (7) 16 20 down’s father Pakistan (6) 4 Plague, manages to do this outbreak (8) to him all the time 5 Opposition (5) in 7 down (8) 1 20 down’s father 7 Classic 18 Surgery carried does this to all TV situation out through a very his 11 across in comedy (7,3,3) small incision (7) 20 First name 1 T 2C 3 Y 4 S 5 R of one of the title 6 CH U K K A 7O V E R8 S E A S characters in R N U P I I 7 down (6) 9L O O 10 K 11 C O L L A P S I N G 21 The _____: BBC W I A E R T S Comedy Playhouse 12 V I O L I N 13 AD A G E B P T show which first 14 I N V 15 R 16 D E S S S introduced us 17 to 7 down (5) 18 I E 19 I U E

SOLUTION TO CROSSWORD NO 1,500