WIN €100 WITH IRISH MAIL ON SUNDAY CROSSWORD No 1044

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, 19 October, at Prize Crossword No 1044, Irish Mail on Sunday, Embassy House, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, enclosing your name and address. The winner of Crossword No 1043 is: Georgina Tynan, Virgina, Co. Cavan.

ACROSS

1 Pacific nation (5) 4 Plain living, thrift (9) 9 US Presidential retreat in Maryland (4,5) 10 Caribbean believer (5) 11 Uncivil, without refinement (6) 12 Changes from previous misconduct (7) 14 Fair, truthful (2,3,5) 16+23 Across. Not gratifying one’s desires (4-6) 19+22 Down. A sign of penitence (4,5) 20 Those subduing physical desire by discipline and penance (10) 22 Austere, ascetic (7) 23 See 16 Across. 26 Passive, chemically inactive (5) 27 SE Asian peninsula (4-5) 28 Speculates, guesses (9) 29 Cut, label (5)

DOWN

1+3 Down. A sign of penitence (9,3,5) 2 Deadly African snake (5) 3 See 1 Down. 4 Teen most loved? (4) 5 Led by, subject to (10) 6 Hurried, curt (6) 7 Double-dealing, false (9) 8 Celebrated poet (5) 13 Extremely uncomfortable situation, fakir’s prop (3,2,5) 15 An East Asian (9) 17 Fuel dials ruined by continuous discharge? (9) 18 Sins, transgressions (8) 21. Ancient Greek coin, one verbally affirms (6) 22 See 19 Across. 24 With aloofness, stiffly (5) 25 Price, scraps (4)