DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Engine part arrived unfinished, with small handle (8) 5 Habits learned in America (6) 9 Club move forward, recruiting 50 (8) 10 Queen’s University forum lacks fellow, not reaching this? (6) 12 Valuable deposit put on board, so I’m told (4) 13 Bar is relocated in split catchment area (5,5) 15 Scowl after boyfriend arranged party in salon (6,7) 19 Paper with stake means to support lines of communication (9,4) 23 Greek composer obstructs alien preacher (10) 25 Almost do without yard (4) 28 No. 3 could be sufficient (6) 29 Room to move in parallel (8) 30 You’ll see this person view river (6) 31 Smooth and continuous, without a 12? (8)

DOWN

1 Lithuanian for one supports firm producing metal (6) 2 Rocker’s rival owns a French pile (5) 3 Massive clasp with emerald just showing (4) 4 She makes arrangements for list to be distributed (7) 6 Disputing missing jewellery? Sit on it (5) 7 Gutted, Gary Cooper’s mislaid stabilising device (9) 8 Train miner, say, for theological college (8) 11 Man on a piano in 2 (4) 14 Veto government report (4) 15 Illegal delivery over in great Australian backwater (9) 16 Go on — raise salary (3) 17 Swindle one of four men on board (4) 18 Greek character tours Crete, working and so on (8) 20 Clever lecturer visiting Lincoln (4) 21 He kidnaps old unaccompanied male person to ransom (7) 22 Underwear for barristers (6) 24 Music performance, unlimited duet (5) 26 Priest pursued by illmannered puritan (5) 27 Nearly plug first of meetings that’s held in camera (4)

PRIZES of £20 will be awarded to the senders of the first three correct solutions checked. Solutions to: Daily Mail Prize Crossword No. 15,711, PO BOX 3451, Norwich, NR7 7NR. Entries may be submitted by second-class post. Envelopes must be postmarked no l No 15,711