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.850, 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.849 is John Doran, Chapelizod, Dublin 20.

CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

1 Glum, working with old tycoon (5)

4 Voyager to overtake, turning green (9)

9 Earth contains energy and identical ingredient (6,3)

10 Enclosure for money (5)

11 Almost bringing up fruit (6)

12 Sailor posted notes, as he wasn’t there (8)

14 Went to court and let a digit out (9)

15 Tasty school head gets paid off (5)

17 Figure has right to explode (5)

19 Churchgoer finding procedure first (9)

22 Woman conceals nothing about one among friends (8)

24 Apostle puts off getting a student (2,4)

26 Criminal article about current fellow (5)

27 Managed a tidy shot, until now (2,4,3)

28 Law enforcer copied log out (6,3)

29 Elgar doesn’t start changing old tempo (5)

Down

1 Frenchman trails off into the wind (7)

2 Chat more appropriate for a maintenance man (3,6)

3 Rodent finding large space next to dynasty (7)

4 Walk like a policeman (4)

5 Deadline for steel badly treated (4-2,4)

6 Ruler sends me back with reporters (7)

7 Force weakest member to make a noise (5)

8 Communist chief is a colourful character (7)

13 Pretended to have time – that’s inspired (10)

16 Also with hesitation, man starts to play around (9)

17 Dance around us on way to fare stage (3,4)

18 Deal in cars (7)

20 Liar not upset when being tested (2,5)

21 Agree to laugh at hunter’s cry (5-2)

23 Fever caught on slope (5)

25 Party animal (4)