CRYPTIC/QUICK CROSSWORD

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either the cryptic or the quick clues and send it to us with your name and address. Send your solution to: Cryptic/Quick Crossword No. 536, The Irish Mail on Sunday, PO Box 5332, Cardiff Lane, Dublin 2. Entries must be received by Thursday. Winners: No.534 – Ciara Delaney, Virginia, Co. Cavan, and No.535 – Tony Forde, Skerries, Co. Dublin. CRYPTIC CLUES

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1 Adorn new red ship (5) 4 Created extremes of North and South (9) 9 Expert used crude energy for method (9) 10 Cellar vacant, except for youngster (5) 11 Motionless form of electricity (6) 12 Somehow made pets charge (8) 14 Variety of bream isn’t native (9) 15 I stop struggling and submit (5) 17 Article with yours truly as subject (5) 19 Made sauna work to a disgusting extent (2,7) 22 Conjecture is here to be confusing (8) 24 Delighted to be told not to start (6) 26 An aid affected the spirit (5) 27 Blackfriar seen in nomadic form (9) 28 Can a tram run circles round a boat? (9) 29 Dance? Sauce! (5)

Down

1 Accumulation of French 15 (7) 2 Give vet a voice, terribly striking (9) 3 Antiseptic set out to annoy (7) 4 Advertise a bung (4) 5 Untruth to turn boarder into an officer (10) 6 Turn cleaner onto a fish snack (7) 7 Wait to play the first shot (5) 8 Jargon made use of in citadel (7) 13 A married singer wanders road as a diplomat (10) 16 Cite scalp treatment that’s dubious (9) 17 I can fly after bird that’s immense (7) 18 Organised medal or title (7) 20 Informed, comes down from high ground (7) 21 Pop star gets crazy on sodium (7) 23 Be a headless chauvinist (5) 25 Old soldiers get a sign (4)