CRUSADER CROSSWORD

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

ACROSS

1 Term in the Kent area for me before rest, possibly (8)

5 Important person with large hairpiece (6)

10 Information about elderly worker with tremor getting retirement payment (6,9)

11 Head of department in a frock making speech (7)

12 Listener ahead of time getting chicken made of baked clay (7)

13 Boy, unknown before prison sentence, finding beetle (8)

15 Doctor, I have motivation (5)

18 Approaches from one arsenal (5)

20 Deeds Ron unexpectedly approved (8)

23 Pasta essential to player, a violinist (7)

25 Tirade about a woman, bright (7)

26 Time for voting for officer? (7,8)

27 Number getting the Spanish uniform (6)

28 Preliminary speech in favour of record being heard (8)

DOWN

1 Gesture from gals in broadcast (6)

2 Most of fruit drink produced before a sensational play (9)

3 New screen given to youth leader showing landscape (7)

4 Characteristic spirit of European – Thomas (5)

6 Popular Democrat outside certain to be covered (7)

7 Western rodent, hot, displaying anger (5)

8 Strange guy seen collecting royal from island (8)

9 Future spouse at home, looked after (8)

14 Lie in bed, shaky, not fit to eat (8)

16 Repeating it, English traitor in Gateshead (9)

17 Fascinate one entering e.g. Turin somehow (8)

19 Cur goes off with whip (7)

21 Car dial design is extreme (7)

22 Attitude of man, extremely capable (6)

24 Broad road not originally a meeting place (5)

25 Something used for measuring monarch (5)

TO ENTER: Call 0904 161 3700 (calls cost £1.50 plus your telephone company’s network access charge) and leave your answer and details, or text DXCRUS followed by a space, your answer, name and address details to 88833 (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, April 6, PO Box 8694, Derby DE1 9TW. Entries must be postmarked by April 8 at the latest. For any postal enquiries, call helpline number. An extra day is given for postal entries during bank holidays. SP: Spoke – 0333 202 3390.

● One weekly winner will be the first random correct entry drawn from all entry routes after the closing date of midnight tonight. Competition runs Sunday to Saturday. 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.