CRYPTIC/QUICK CROSSWORD
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)