CRUSADER PRIZE CROSSWORD
WIN £ 100 CASH
ACROSS 1 Indonesian sauce may satisfy ( 4) 3 Turning domestic in the middle bit ( 10) 9 Old medium takes a test ( 4) 10 Confusing creature with nebula ( 10) 11 Stand it anew, having finished a long time ago ( 7,4) 15 One politician, European, joins routine opposition ( 9) 17 Never lost courage ( 5) 18 Paid a horseman to conceal state ( 5) 19 Unfeeling set – insane, in a way ( 9) 20 Menace then improved with new upgrade ( 11) 24 Droopy chin treated using water ( 10) 25 Turn tie awkwardly around case ( 4) 26 Argued again that a deserter’s wrong ( 10) 27 People of basic language ( 4) DOWN 1 Simple diet developed as quickly as possible ( 5,5) 2 Rant about plates broken in part of church ( 10) 4 Clumsy at home with new pet ( 5) 5 Consort sees late sun improve ship ( 9) 6 Tolerate one’s face ( 11) 7 Flower from one of the neighbours, mostly ( 4) 8 Nothing negative is lost, moving near ( 4) 12 Having boys make no dangerous moves ( 11) 13 Decorative gold – lament an alteration ( 10) 14 Dull traveller ( 10) 16 Guy next door sees hour begin badly ( 9) 21 A vine becomes green ( 5) 22 Burn the tea ( 4) 23 Snide answer about notion ( 4)
FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN £ 100 CASH
read down the letters in the highlighted squares to reveal the mystery word.
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