CRUSADER PRIZE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Raised light, getting terribly fit (6)

4 Predicts performance is

not improvised (8)

10 Treasure and riches

improved hospital (7)

11 Back to drink wine (7)

12 Word about your leader

being boisterous (5)

13 Forced clan to run at

night (9)

14 Dump low crate – wrong

cosmetic (6,6)

18 Two heads taking comedian to be the main spectator (5,7)

23 That woman’s fate involved with queen from now on (9)

24 One religion’s mourning

for another’s deity (5)

25 Twice, no change outside – also at great length (2,3,2)

26 Allowing characters

without hesitation (7)

27 Good artist backing one argument for illicit writing (8)

28 Group ready to take pet

out (6)

DOWN

1 Cut material at speed (8)

2 Liberate determination and one’s own volition (4,4)

3 Indeed, if you instruct (5)

5 Catholic has changed bully into a source of steady income (4,3)

6 Rash rascal, offhand on

books (9)

7 Avenger finding city

problematic (6)

8 Adore students and spill

the beans (2,4)

9 Be brave – it’s an

exercise (4,2)

15 Found hare variety that’s

very unusual (7-2)

16 Hand holding mine upset

advocate of equality (8)

17 Races off – obtained

delicacy (8)

19 Old colour gets cold, and

is lost (7)

20 Wife, competent, having

right to sing (6)

21 Crowd moved north,

precipitating end (6)

22 A drama about some

ships (6)

24 Tea is brewed for

composer (5)