BARE BONES

Our Bare Bones Crossword is unique because you have to complete the grid – numbers and squares – as well. We have inserted four black squares and four clue numbers to get you going. The crossword has a four-way symmetry: both top and bottom and left and right match, so you can fill in 12 more squares straight away. There is a prize of a Collins Pocket Thesaurus. Send your solution to: Bare Bones Puzzle No.622, The Irish Mail on Sunday, PO Box 5332, Cardiff Lane, Dublin 2. Entries must arrive by Friday (photocopies not accepted). The winner of Bare Bones No.621 is Emma Dunne, Finglas, Dublin 11. 5 Herb takes a domestic vehicle from here 7 Raised cuckoo with quiet lack of hope 9 I teach wayward student about morals 11 American energy – not quite so impractical 12 Award makes old king rather angry (Two words) 15 Guardian finds aggressive dog next to a hill 17 Compel observance of directions by police 19 Small child has an argument in a rundown part of town (Two words) 20 Celebratory conflagration gets bishop in a state of excitement 1 Fear the planet contained within 2 About to get Virginia something sparkling 3 Officers’ room in an untidy state 4 Hints your head is under the influence 6 Top stylist made a woman join a group (Two words) 8 Finish tongue before leaving (Two words) 10 Drink to an Elgar composition 11 Vague without last couple, and relative 13 Deer found in county 14 Mark put on loud fashion accessory 16 Zero notes with zero instrument 18 Negative alright in a secluded corner