DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

No 15,613

PRIZES of £20 will be awarded to the senders of the first three correct solutions checked. Solutions to: Daily Mail Prize Crossword No. 15,613, 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.

ACROSS

1 Maybe book renovated patio in club (11) 9 Putting bar on Co. Down peninsula needs guts (7) 10 Caribbean island stocks a bitter plant for cooking (7) 11 She-goats displaying self-confidence (3) 12 Clothing torn around end (7) 13 Anticipates first sign of tension in old muscles (7) 14 Jenny’s extremely anxious about son (3) 15 Blyton character who knows nothing, not even in city (5) 17 Group in dispute seems to be backing arrangement (3-2) 18 Collect mother in 14 (5) 20 Plain old doctor nursing king (5) 22 What’s on display right in middle of Tate (3) 24 Special number restricts gutted opera singer (7) 25 Extremely happy youngster keeps hack very excited (5,2) 26 Deer’s about, eating nothing (3) 27 Spanish bar two containers, American (7) 28 Construction kit can come apart (7) 29 Shape of bracket to straighten garden light? (5-6)

DOWN

1 What enables writer to make a good point? (6,9) 2 Rudely interrupt Pole with good German article (5,2) 3 Stylish clique that often appears in magazine (5) 4 Leading old sports car model (9) 5 Suppressing resistance, clumsy purist does 2 (7) 6 Odd larceny wasn’t solved in police HQ (3,8,4) 7 Guide arrives, having abandoned five in mountains (6) 8 Herb’s trophy’s so pretentious packaged (6) 16 Maybe ball delivered underarm is too darned tricky (9) 18 French region, a small one surrounding lake (6) 19 Use plane to produce this way of clearing stubble (7) 21 Very hot without river’s current (7) 23 Chief to follow behind prince (3,3) 25 Call Henry up — he’s a tough guy (2-3)