DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 The team that’s been dismissed in the Open? (7) 5 House doctor in middle of Africa produces diamonds (6) 9 NI port taken in by flattery (7) 10 Clownish entertainer the cause of quay’s collapse? (7) 11 Bronze hammer (3) 12 Radical version of Vogue or art magazine (11) 13 Approach period before event (3-2) 14 Resort salesman has skill to supply replacement item (5,4) 16 Farmyard boss hated ugly headgear (6,3) 17 Wells associate’s following old ship (5) 19 He guides kids briefly hanging around dad and mum (8,3) 22 Puffin maybe and other seabird start off westwards (3) 23 We turned quietly into British–Polish real-ale inn (7) 24 Show off goods among foreign wares (7) 26 Guard small number of competitors (6) 27 Well-fed Peter drunkenly swigs ale with no head (7)

DOWN

1 Golden timeless beer that travels round the globe (7) 2 Neglecting oral, I perplexed FE institute (8,7) 3 Writer names hostelry (3) 4 Country, say, young pharaoh transformed at first (5) 5 Nasty theatre worker goes round waving gun (9) 6 The last thing some gardeners collect? (5) 7 Burglar with dementia disputed mysterious losses here (7,8) 8 It’s still a trial crossing river (2,4) 12 Not much income for Indian gym in Paris street (5) 14 Who’s possibly bolshy and cool, skipping Latin? (9) 15 Petite female enters rising river (5) 16 VIPs in what’s now Sulawesi wasting energy (6) 18 Old gnarled teak split by engineers for wood supplier (3,4) 20 Contribution by Russian leader, exchanging parts (5) 21 Skinflint’s dreadfully remiss, losing shillings (5) 25 One among central peaks (3)

SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No. 15,969 — ACROSS: 6 Antilogarithms. 9 Hot dog. 10 Ceramist. 11 Prisoner. 13 Exempt. 15 Creepy. 17 Stater. 19 Bolero. 20 Envelope. 22 Pick-me-up. 24 Lactic. 26 Aggrandisement. DOWN: 1 Day of reckoning. 2 Stud. 3 Slogan. 4 Prurient. 5 Item. 7 Go-cart. 8 Misappropriate. 12 Suede. 14 Extol. 16 Phone-ins. 18 Delphi. 21 Velvet. 23 Kerb. 25 Crew.

PRIZES of £20 will be awarded to the senders of the first three correct solutions checked. Solutions to: Daily Mail Prize Crossword No. 15,972, 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.