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PRIZES of £20 will be awarded to the senders of the first three correct solutions checked. Solutions to: Daily Mail Prize Crossword No. 15,286, PO BOX 3451, Norwich, NR7 7NR. Entries may be submitted by second-class post. Envelopes must be postmarked no later than tomorrow. Please make sure you enclose your name and address.

SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 15,283: ACROSS: 1 Malfunctio­n. 9 In-group. 10 Tribute. 11 Eta. 12 Shinier. 13 Chateau. 14 Amy. 15 Essay. 17 Eclat. 18 Minim. 20 Famed. 22 Cog. 24 Dogtrot. 25 Stamina. 26 Yew. 27 Clarion. 28 Inspire. 29 Scintillat­e. DOWN: 1 Magnifying glass. 2 Lionise. 3 Upper. 4 Cataclysm. 5 Imitate. 6 Nouvelle cuisine. 7 Siesta. 8 Result. 16 Safety net. 18 Medici. 19 Martini. 21 Dead Sea. 23 Gravel. 25 Swirl.

ACROSS

6 Adore man in debt, ruined? Don’t let him play this! (3-5,6) 9 Get this from orang-outang or alpaca? Goat, probably (6) 10 Writer’s name appears in English church, top man there (8) 11 25 occupying part of castle, fully involved (4-4) 13 How players should play, eventually (2,4) 15 Weather has broken, flushing out rats making noise on farm (3-3) 17 Allow former England manager to sack wingers? (6) 19 Second slander, for example, upset Mark (6) 20 Cryptic insults about street rioters initially (8) 22 Copper inspected large back street with no exit (3-2-3) 24 Lacking fare, suspended railway (6) 26 Where Hood frees worst off? (8,6)

DOWN

1 Glum, having eaten unplucked duck? (4,2,3,5) 2 Short of time, release small bricks (4) 3 One gets into great shambles prioritisi­ng patients (6) 4 Old British celebrity housed 6 in blackout (8) 5 Connected on regular occasions in the past (4) 7 Free one-time politician in Egypt (6) 8 Doctor runs team, cutting pay that’s disproport­ionate (14) 12 Editor recruits people to do his work (5) 14 Undergroun­d rhizome primarily (5) 16 Dislike American edition (8) 18 Managed detectives, badly off (6) 21 Train special officer to guard house (6) 23 Last of thread ran out, so unable to do this? (4) 25 Northern river raised demand (4)

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