WIN €100 WITH IRISH MAIL ON SUNDAY CROSSWORD No 1040

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, September 21, at Prize Crossword No 1040, Irish Mail on Sunday, Embassy House, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, enclosing your name and address. The winner of Crossword No 1039 is: Máirín Ní Chonghaile, An Ceathrú Rua, Co Na Gaillimhe.

ACROSS

1 Cross-country rider (4-7) 10+18 Down. Native animals (9,6) 11 Publicity material (5) 12 Ease, scope (7) 13 A means of haulage in old coal mines (3-4) 14 A large retail outlet (10) 16 Masterstroke, subversive action (4) 18 Twenty-five quid (4) 19 Dull with sleep, drowsy (6-4) 24 Court game (7) 25 Gun lever (7) 27 Author of Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats (5) 28 Transport hub (9) 29 Old method of US postal delivery (4,7)

DOWN

2 Small weight (5) 3 Those giving way (8) 4 Let back in (7) 5 Stone-breaker wrecked park pen? (7) 6 People living abroad (6) 7 Bolts, knocks (6) 8 One’s bred to participate in equestrian sport (4-4) 9 Settle, pay (4,2) 15 Ageless hairstyle (8) 17 A roller-shaped object (8) 18 See 10 Across. 20 Bedtime song (7) 21 Deadly disease of cattle, etc. (7) 22 Type of small window (6) 23 Body art (6) 26 Twelve dozen? Disgusting! (5)