DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD
SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 15,413: ACROSS: 1 Numismatics. 9 Kuwaiti. 10 Trapeze. 11 Roo. 12 Raciest. 13 Pricked. 14 Nan. 15 Sisal. 17 Elfin. 18 Arena. 20 Optic. 22 Hip. 24 Clement. 25 Plaudit. 26 Lea. 27 Puccini. 28 Shelves. 29 Smart casual. DOWN: 1 News conferences. 2 Maidens. 3 Skirt. 4 Autopilot. 5 Imagine. 6 Speak of the devil. 7 Ski run. 8 Deaden. 16 Short list. 18 Accept. 19 America. 21 Chateau. 23 Potash. 25 Pasta.
ACROSS 6 Salad plant of which about 90pc is under water? (7, 7) 9 Rich family, Italian, backs doctor (6) 10 Big kangaroos eat large flowers (8) 11 Hug and kiss before game Blues won here (8) 13 Drive a beautiful woman almost to Spain (6) 15 Attract some apprenticeships (6) 17 It secures last bit of deltoid in part of joint (6) 19 Greatest stout brewed in minutes? On the contrary (6) 20 Engineer confuses novice about tyre’s odd features (8) 22 Relative commandeers very cold circus transport (8) 24 Abandon society, breaking rule (6) 26 IT worker fixes last nasty mess, saving young beginner (7, 7) DOWN
1 Typical ex-fence worked for 70 years on average (4, 10) 2 In Himalayas, it’s still the source of interest (4) 3 Rear live deer (6) 4 Do up run-down tavern, building in ‘Olde English’ (8) 5 Staunch supporter of one of 10 (4) 7 Criminals depended on it once, raising large stake (6) 8 A civic argument disputed what round-the-world sailors do (14) 12 Part of secret rocket designed in older style (5) 14 Tree of advanced age (5) 16 Constant current in a grave, one of many here (8) 18 Harry Mackenzie’s shedding skin as result of this? (6) 21 Standard northern test covers miles (6) 23 Mention computer systems in church (4) 25 Sort of sauce, say, spread over duck (4)