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, February 25, at Prize Crossword No 1219, Irish Mail on Sunday, Embassy House, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, enclosing your name and address. The winner of Crossword No 1218 is: Mairéad Maguire, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal. Please note that due to Covid-19, prizes will only be issued electronically.

ACROSS

1 Ubiquitous foodstuff (5) 4 The hairs on a dog’s neck (7) 9 Showy public house (3,6) 10 Any load to be carried (5) 11 Bar, car & carriage (6) 12 Outdoor cooking utensil (5-3)

13 Mexican plants used in ropemaking (6)

15 Old tavern (8)

18 Drinking establishment? Having a ball here possibly! (4,4)

19 If not, except when (6) 21 Large countryside features (3,5) 23 Previous, olden (6) 26 Electronic communication (5) 27 Counter-intelligence, spying (9)

28 Type of sailor (7)

29 Perceived, recognized (5)

DOWN

1 Mythical winged horse (7) 2 Relating to a section (5) 3 Iranian religious leader (9) 4 Practical joke, leg-pull (4) 5 Sincere, trustworthy (8) 6 Neighbourhood pub (5) 7 Arrangement, building (9) 8 Room at the inn? (6) 14 Old illicit bar (9) 16 US drinking-dive (5-4) 17 Speediest, fastest (8) 18 Hostelry, pub (6) 20 Illicit liquor shop (7)

22 Small piece of saint’s clothing, say (5)

24 Region of New Zealand’s South Island (5)

25 Railway siding, fruit-bearing branch & urge on (4)