CRUSADER PRIZE CROSSWORD
WIN £100 CASH
ACROSS
1 Marvel is travelling globe with German (6) 4 Pretended, in charge, to be instructive (8) 10 Mentioned that woman’s outfit was covered in hair (7) 11 Son is taken back in after father shows rage (7) 12 Bolt as large chat develops (5) 13 Scream to make new cult aware (9) 14 Oracles lying about short business hours (5,7) 18 Hidden observer of film technique (3,2,3,4) 23 Beauty in op art movement gets highest price (3,6) 24 Pub takes on an aristocrat (5) 25 Share left at home – there’s nothing in it (7) 26 Recover vanadium and silver during auction (7) 27 Faith in pound current in area (8) 28 Solved clue about your first mark at school (6)
DOWN
1 Witness sees drink around storage area (8) 2 Politician follows Gary’s new traffic system (8) 3 Novice takes a sound of disgust for a sound of merriment (5) 5 Pie must be delivered to Momentum (7) 6 Fool can rue shredding guarantee (9) 7 Volunteers win a reform on island (6) 8 Declan wandered into the light (6) 9 Meals prepared with Catholic spirit (6) 15 Craven in gentle start, showing age (9) 16 Blonde willing to be a reasonable target (4,4) 17 Battle sees chap in nimble manoeuvre (8) 19 Alternatively come down to old resort (7) 20 Beat the endless skin complaint (6) 21 Proust off in a trance (6) 22 Paris devastated by large wind (6) 24 By accommodating the Spanish Liberal, get paunch (5)
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TO 84915. ENTER: Call 0904 161 3700 and leave your answer and details, or text DXCRUS followed by a space, your answer, name and address details to Calls cost £1.50 plus your telephone company’s network access charge. Texts cost £1.50 plus your standard network rate. Lines close at midnight tonight. Or send your grid containing the answer in the shaded squares by posting it to: Crusader Crossword, September 3, PO Box 12578, Sutton Coldfield B73 9BT. Entries must be postmarked by September 4 at the latest. SP: Spoke – 0333 202 3390. For any postal enquiries, call helpline number. ● The winner will be the first random correct entry drawn from all entry routes after the closing date of September 10. The Editor’s decision is final. NEED HELP? Call 0904 161 1609 for 5 extra clues! Calls cost £1.50 plus your telephone company’s network access charge.