WIN €100 WITH IRISH MAIL ON SUNDAY CROSSWORD No 1050

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, November 30, at Prize Crossword No 1050, Irish Mail on Sunday, Embassy House, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, enclosing your name and

ACROSS

1 A potato, e.g. (5) 4 A baton carrier (4-5) 9 Most topsy-turvy, sloppiest (9) 10 Rate, pace (5) 11 Light source (6) 12 A cleft in a glacier (8) 14 A severe telling-off (10) 16 River dam (4) 19 Something which must not be done (2-2) 20 Detached, faceless (10) 22 Worried, struggled (8) 23 Ill, not feeling great (6) 26 Cultures are grown in _____ dishes (5) 27 A strip of land (9) 28 A baton wielder (9) 29 Straining utensil (5)

DOWN

1 A security baton (9) 2+24 Down. Louisiana’s capital (5,5) 3 Poor grade ale? It’s seaweed! (3,5) 4 Tied, sketched & pulled along (4) 5 Remarks, statements (10) 6 Intention, rationale (6) 7 Star of Rebel Without A Cause (5,4) 8 Major European river (5) 13 Roof feature (7,3) 15 Deserts, abandons (4,3,2) 17 A baton competition (5,4) 18 Stuns, shocks (8) 21 Element, scene (6) 22 A savoury meat jelly (5) 24 See 2 Down. 25 Remarkable person taking Reno by storm! (4)