CRUSADER CROSSWORD

FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN £100 CASH read down the letters in the highlighted squares to reveal the mystery word

ACROSS

1 Activist, male one, left it with worker (8) 5 Second copper left with part to carve (6) 10 GP goes on a dancer’s broadcast for this competition (3-3-5,4) 11 Gambling game involving large animal, unknown (7) 12 Old man originally adding no herb (7) 13 Tyrant crashed car - ditto (8) 15 Greek character with the volunteers (5) 18 Publication - one about sorcery (5) 20 Unusually warm lake used by legislator (8) 23 Rodent destroying her mast (7) 25 The Frenchmen in court being merciful (7) 26 Second little creature, awake, left before end of day, awkwardly (4-11) 27 Wrongdoer identifying small pub with hesitation (6) 28 Socialist holding poetry went backwards (8)

DOWN

1 Order us lime for breakfast food (6) 2 Pale new popular girl initially identifying flash in the sky (9) 3 Smallest home - one seen during trial (7) 4 First to notice a filthy place horrible (5) 6 Cheat with portable shelter, satisfied (7) 7 In hall, a massive animal (5) 8 Adolescent mostly with child and man abstaining from alcohol (8) 9 Cat getting nothing right needing racket in the near future (8) 14 To rage about the French patient (8) 16 The Spanish flat initially selected every Saturday for morning refreshments (9) 17 Stress European politician has on island, small (8) 19 One class in attractive surroundings identifying skin at base of nail (7) 21 Amazing, we entered area with an unspecified amount (7) 22 Remained when sober, reportedly (6) 24 Chaps eating large round fruit (5) 25 Found in attic, a chef’s hidden store (5)

TO 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 84915. 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, May 23, PO Box 12578, Sutton Coldfield B73 9BT. Entries must be postmarked by May 26 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 May 28. The Editor’s decision is final.