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, October 13, at Prize Crossword No 1304, Irish Mail on Sunday, Two Haddington Buildings, 20-38 Haddington Road, Dublin 4, D04 HE94, enclosing your name, address, phone number and email address. The winner of Crossword No 1303 is: Margaret Moran, Co. Limerick. Please note that prizes will only be issued electronically.

ACROSS

1 Common medical device (11) 10 Synthetic fabric (9)

11 Beyond what is usual or proper (5)

12 Surgical instrument (7) 13 Applied bandages to (7) 14 American plant found in striped row, possibly? (10) 16 Drug, idiot & info (4) 18 Chess piece (4) 19 Frontrunners for medical devices? (10)

24 Invertebrate creature (7)

25 A bunch of flowers (7) 27 Ecclesiastical council (5) 28 Paramedic’s equipment (9) 29 Medical device pertaining to the heart (11)

DOWN

2 Anyone having a go (5) 3 Elite, first-class (3-5) 4 Supervised, ran (7)

5 A variety of cheese (7) 6 Spacecraft, medical devices & investigations (6) 7 Guzzles, reviles (6)

8 Medical device for examining the ear (8)

9 Medical equipment, irritate & pointer (6)

15 Medical respirator (4,4)

17 A small pillar supporting a stair rail (8)

18 Negligent, lackadaisical (6) 20 Defendant, prisoner (7) 21 Ban, prohibition (7)

22 The stitching of a wound (6) 23 Treeless Arctic plain (6) 26 Square, not fashionable (5)