WIN €100 WITH IRISH MAIL ON SUNDAY CROSSWORD No 1043

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, 12 October, at Prize Crossword No 1043, Irish Mail on Sunday, Embassy House, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, enclosing your name and address. The winner of Crossword No 1042 is: Anna Bailey, New Ross, Co Wexford.

ACROSS

1. Small insect-eating mammal (5) 4. The bullfighter who kills the bull (7) 9. Transcribed anew (9) 10. Modify, customise (5) 11. Tiny, very small (6) 12. Very small person’s drink? (4-4) 13. In-car guide (6) 15. Finish off, send (8) 18. Legendary small person (3,5) 19. Geological ages (6) 21. Green vegetable (8) 23. Splash, insignificant type (6) 26. Put out, dislodge (5) 27. Hypocrisy, lying (9) 28. Make haste, get a move on (5,2) 29. A pool of money held in common (5)

DOWN

1. Very small people and crustaceans, maybe (7) 2. Powered boat, fought (5) 3. Cover up, total defeat & wall coating (9) 4. Diminutive sort, small contribution & arachnid (4) 5. East African country (8) 6. Fabulous small being (5) 7. Lifelike, unromantic (9) 8. A sharp pain in the side (6) 14. Of a girl, rough and ` ready (9) 16. Insignificant individual (9) 17. Little people (5,3) 18. Small PC battle, possibly? (6) 20. Please, sate (7) 22. Provide food for (5) 24. Clumsy, maladroit (5) 25. Slender person, mistake & undergarment (4)