WIN €100 WITH IRISH MAIL ON SUNDAY
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, 13 September, at Prize Crossword No 1091, Irish Mail on Sunday, Embassy House, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, enclosing your name and address. The winner of Crossword No 1090 is: Anne C Mangan, Killorglin, Co. Kerry.
ACROSS
1 Native American pole (5) 4 Generic name for an unidentified female in US films, etc. (4,3) 9 A flamboyant piece of facial hair (9) 10 A light brown colour (5) 11 Wild mountain goats (6) 12 Smoked seasoned beef (8) 13 US state (6) 15 Instrument player (8) 18 Casino gambling game (8) 19 Wild stinging plant (6) 20 Non-professionals (8) 22 Potato disease (6) 25 Team sport (5) 26 A type of falcon (9) 27 See 4 Down. 28 City on the Adriatic coast (5)
DOWN
1 A random member of the public (3,4,2,5) 2 Nibble, fine perception &
likings (5) 3 A typically unexceptional
male (2,7) 4+27 Across. Everyman,
typical resident (4,7) 5 Pertaining to the newly born (8) 6 Historical European gold or silver coin (5) 7 Christian sacrament (9) 8 An ordinary person (3,2,3,6) 14 New ale curing what’s painful to the nerves? (9) 16 A commoner, anyone at all (3,6) 17 French Riviera resort (2-6) 21 African country (5) 23 Char, sear (5) 24 A small songbird (4)