WIN €100 WITH IRISH MAIL ON SUNDAY CROSSWORD No 1025

A prize of €100 will be awarded to the sender of the first correct solution drawn from a hat. Entries must be received by Thursday, June 8, at Prize Crossword No 1025, Irish Mail on Sunday, Embassy House, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, enclosing your name and address. The winner of Crossword No 1024 is: Lill Dunne, Ardnore, Kilkenny.

ACROSS

1 The killing of a monarch (8) 5 Discouraged, daunted (6) 9 Forest fruit (8) 10 A plump-breasted bird (6) 12 A shady garden alcove (6) 13 Serious setback (4,4) 15 Glass lounge (12) 19 Small garden buildings (12) 22 A sign of approval (6-2) 24 Divide in two (6) 26 Fame, adulation (6) 27 A place for sunbathing (8) 28 Large evergreen trees (6) 29 Parasol, awning (8)

DOWN

1 Stick in the microwave? (6) 2 Small garden structure (6) 3 Plant and wood component (9) 4 Paint crudely (4) 6 Building erected purely for ornamentation (5) 7 Ornamental pleasure building (8) 8 Why US tar changed US roads? (8) 11 Serve tea and recount one’s woes (4,3) 14 A narrow neck of land connecting two larger bits (7) 16 To big country people, whipped cream a sin! (9) 17 Mysterious, cryptic (8) 18 Called into question, reviled (8) 20 Eye part (6) 21 Put in a difficult situation (6) 23 Shady recess in a garden (5) 25 Soy bean curd (4)