The Irish Mail on Sunday

CRYPTIC/QUICK CROSSWORD

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Here’s your chance to win a €15 book token. Complete the crossword using either the cryptic or the quick clues and send it to us with your name and address. Send your solution to: Cryptic/Quick Crossword No.805, The Irish Mail on Sunday, PO Box 5332, Cardiff Lane, Dublin 2. Entries must be received by Thursday. The winner will be drawn from a hat. The winner of Cryptic/Quick Crossword No.804 is Susan Murray, Sutton, Dublin 13.

CRYPTIC CLUES Across

1 Stun family, first and last,

after adjusting setup (7)

5 Stokes, say – superhero

wearing spandex top (7)

10 Function right inside pan (4)

11 Bother camp about nighttime

convenienc­e (10)

12 Order is copied in instalment­s (8) 13 Eating heartlessl­y,

being inquisitiv­e (6)

14 Drift, being part of the parade (5) 16 Unknown person capturing

liberal assassin (9)

19 Sale isn’t about singular

form of steel (9)

21 Fireplace lacking top soil (5)

23 Terror getting fellow on side (6) 25 Journey includes permit

for a game (8)

27 Detachment for people

after a fib (10)

28 Old soldiers getting a sign (4)

29 Fancy an idea about

something toxic? (7)

30 He doesn’t believe two

articles first (7)

Down

2 Registered in excessivel­y

quiet soldier (5)

3 Pianist worried about a

king from Lahore, say (9) 4 Veneer about to lose

colour outside (6)

6 Terribly banal Scot

is a European (8)

7 Small rose developed

affliction­s (5)

8 Decoration for eccentric

and mentor (9)

9 Meeting Frenchman first

– that’s lucky (6)

15 Afterwards taking friend

to one side (9)

17 Woman to observe

an embellishm­ent (5,4) 18 Dull to come down

to level ground (8)

20 Twist betting on

bad conditions (6)

22 Catch joke, starting

in container (6)

24 Eco-friendly, but naive (5) 26 Stressed about a lock (5)

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