CROSSWORD No 1272

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, March 3, at Prize Crossword No 1272, Irish Mail on Sunday, Two Haddington Buildings, 20-38 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 HE94, enclosing your name and address. The winner of Crossword No 1271 is: Siobhán McQuillan, Rockcorry, Co. Monaghan. Please note that prizes will only be issued electronically.

ACROSS

1 Set of bones in the hand (10) 6 US state (4)

10 Ear bone, a rider’s support (7) 11 Common genus of flowers (7) 12 Dealer in candles, soap, etc. (8) 13 Part of the arm (5) 15 Fragrances, stenches (6) 16 Cosmetic skin preparation (8) 19 Facial features (8) 20 Cyberspace image (6) 22 Unmoving, passive (5) 24 Leaping over, jumping (8) 26 Relating to the stomach (7) 27 Bone structure enclosing the brain (7) 28 Backside, posterior (4) 29 Bodily innards (10)

DOWN

1 The face, soppy sentimentality (4) 2 Part of the leg (5-4) 3 Body part conveying blood (8,6)

4 A little wave, variety of ice-cream (6)

5 Facial feature (5,3) 7 Part of the hand (5) 8 The highest parts of a river before receiving tributaries (10)

9 The alimentary canal (9,5) 14 Part of the hand (10) 17 Continuation, spread (9) 18 Vice clan reproducing musical instrument? (8) 21 Fibrous bodily tissue (6) 23 Racecourse near London (5) 25 Flightless antipodean birds (4)