CRYPTIC/QUICK CROSSWORD

NO.574

Here’s your chance to win a Collins Concise English Dictionary. Complete the crossword using 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. 574, The Irish Mail on Sunday, PO Box 5332, Cardiff Lane, Dublin 2. Entries must be received by Thursday. The winner will be drawn from a hat. The winner of Cryptic/Quick Crossword No.573 is Charlie Cairns, Portroe, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary.

CRYPTIC CLUES Across

9 Rota worked out to accommodate Catholic performer (5) 10 Tendency initially transformed into arid custom (9) 11 Invest in European copper in pastel form (9) 12 Put pressure on delicate material (5) 13 Respectful husband sends mule with key (6) 14 Sailor posted directions because he’s not there (8) 16 Migrant is crazy to throw coin out (7) 18 Caught oral performance that is providing some energy (7) 20 Bury victory by a novice and pause (8) 22 Emphasis on form of pronunciation (6) 25 Engineers left in charge of keepsake (5) 26 Poet’s oath involved a specialist (9) 28 Snarled if travelling in part of the Netherlands (9) 29 School students get yours truly to hum (5)

Down

1 Register to get a fish (4) 2 Old power source has right to flow (6) 3 Ill at ease, seeing the first currency note (8) 4 Homeless pet to keep going round river (5) 5 Daily support for a work of fiction (9) 6 Stupid to put pressure on the French during depression (6) 7 Woman stares wildly at calamity (8) 8 A decent net – improvement on a forerunner (10) 13 Useful vessel, by the sound of it, for domestic activity (10) 15 A long coat fashioned in a particular shape (9) 17 Encountered lilac form, like platinum, say (8) 19 Defeat with broken car gets point in sport (8) 21 Vacation in an alcove (6) 23 Terribly mean to the Spanish – that’s very hard (6) 24 Room to devote time to learning (5) 27 Opening is complete, according to hearsay (4)