DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

6 Hire crew next to Herts town as token of love (10,4) 9 Where to watch ‘Medicine Man’, or some of it (6) 10 GP has tug deployed for men on board (8) 11 Bill packed in flight for adventure (8) 13 Cast once took in heart of Dublin as one (2,4) 15 Block request for cloth (6) 17 Priest carries in plate (6) 19 Bishop to arrange flowers here (6) 20 Risk entertaining a royal (8) 22 Misfit Michael briefly tours state (8) 24 Encourage modern computer technology in church (6) 26 Cook supper, large one, but not for any special function (7-7)

DOWN

1 Crazy Dave’s old and active, a contentious sort (6,8) 2 Fever once in European capital priest avoided (4) 3 Reptile again on the loose around youth centre (6) 4 Where film is inserted privately (2,6) 5 Dutch newspaper causing bother (4) 7 Editor with foreign article spikes writer’s miscellany (6) 8 People often stand for this invigorating air (8,6) 12 Husband leaves injured equipped with protection (5) 14 Rose perhaps fractures a rib before start of ride (5) 16 Endurance test interrupts special address (8) 18 Union left to do what printers do (6) 21 People who provide drink left holding implement (6) 23 Regular competition incomplete (4) 25 Trim jockey uses one (4)

SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 16,006: ACROSS: 1 Waiting room. 9 Oil well. 10 Equinox. 11 Era. 12 Shutter. 13 Therapy. 14 Rum. 15 Amaze. 17 Tails. 18 Bound. 20 Throw. 22 Cam. 24 Setting. 25 Auction. 26 Rod. 27 Cochlea. 28 Drive-in. 29 Earthenware. DOWN: 1 Walrus moustache. 2 Inertia. 3 Idler. 4 Great Bear. 5 Opulent. 6 Mandarin Chinese. 7 Mouser. 8 Oxeyes. 16 Autograph. 18 Bisect. 19 Daimler. 21 Wichita. 23 Mining. 25 Add-on.

PRIZES of £20 will be awarded to the senders of the first three correct solutions checked. Solutions to: Daily Mail Prize Crossword No. 16,009, 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.