DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

PRIZES of £20 will be awarded to the senders of the first three correct solutions checked. Solutions to: Daily Mail Prize Crossword No. 15,354, 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 15,351: ACROSS: 6 House of Commons. 9 Detach. 10 Stagnate. 11 Upstroke. 13 Ignore. 15 Inbred. 17 Snivel. 19 Otiose. 20 Literacy. 22 Quagmire. 24 Relief. 26 Unenthusiastic. DOWN: 1 Three-point turn. 2 Puma. 3 Techno. 4 Donation. 5 Amen. 7 Fester. 8 Natural science. 12 Taboo. 14 Never. 16 Eyesight. 18 Pliers. 21 Throat. 23 Gent. 25 Late. DAILY MAIL New Cryptic Crosswords — pit your wits against 100 of the trickiest cryptic puzzles ever to appear in your favourite paper. This book provides the ideal way to warm up your grey matter for a day’s work, or wind down and relax during those rare spare moments. Available from the Daily Mail Book Shop, call 0844 571 0640 or visit www.mailbookshop.co.uk . P&P free on orders over £12.

ACROSS

1 Edible root in Cuba a servant nearly retrieved (7) 5 Nothing prettier than this garden experiment, I hear (6) 9 Instruction to mechanic and fuel supplier (3,4) 10 Cook green peas as neglected centrepiece (7) 11 A little amphibian lacks oxygen (3) 12 He objects to people broadcasting in metaphors (11) 13 Tea service withdrawn after first of April (5) 14 Malicious critic may be better to suppress piece (9) 16 Businessman inspects patients’ baggage (9) 17 It may interrupt unsuitable episode (5) 19 There’ll be no waiting here for meal (4-7) 22 You’ll need it often along river initially (3) 23 Rich man’s leader like disheartened Cyclops? (7) 24 Most important Berkshire town changes hands (7) 26 Notice lecturer’s extra features (3-3) 27 Return for treatment here after he falls off bike (7)

DOWN

1 Top-notch actor arranged to climb in country (7) 2 Will the author train daughter to be personally in control? (4-11) 3 It could be brown or pale, with no head (3) 4 Mountains and where to find them (5) 5 Man makes out round tops of tops (4,5) 6 Note the redesigned choppers (5) 7 Lion maybe? It changed zoos if tormented (4,2,3,6) 8 Overturned tree never produces layer of wood (6) 12 Copy three notes (5) 14 Bridges offer most enjoyable journeys (9) 15 Anger inspires black books (5) 16 Oil supplier makes a mess at end of drive (6) 18 Gym apparatus extremely elaborate at nearest point to us (7) 20 Authority announces nothing (3-2) 21 Less active actress Bette needs no introduction (5) 25 Electrical discharge requires a bit of research (3)