DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD
PRIZES of £20 will be awarded to the senders of the first three correct solutions checked. Solutions to: Daily Mail Prize Crossword No 16,019, 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.
SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 16,016: ACROSS: 1 Bell-bottoms. 9 Play-off. 10 Tattoos. 11 Off. 12 Inkling. 13 Oilskin. 14 Tea. 15 Erect. 17 Worst. 18 Ankle. 20 Ester. 22 Kid. 24 Cutting. 25 Stirrup. 26 Elm. 27 Pierrot. 28 Eminent. 29 Searchlight. DOWN: 1 Black marketeers. 2 Leonine. 3 Befog. 4 Tit for tat. 5 Outflow. 6 Stockbroker belt. 7 Spoilt. 8 Usenet. 16 Energetic. 18 Accept. 19 Eritrea. 21 Railing. 23 Depute. 25 Smell.
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ACROSS
6 MP’s job? Painting perhaps (14) 9 Twice capital hosts frosty summit (6) 10 Chemical compound is held up in a storm (8) 11 Lotion’s meant to be spread, also to vanish (8) 13 Burst in Irish game, gaining point (6) 15 Local new musical withdrawn (6) 17 Stars, extremely costly, praised on retirement (6) 19 Political theorist edited legends Democrat banned (6) 20 Potter character, he hogged nuts (8) 22 Greeting Marshal very loudly, become friends (3,2,3) 24 Bar film clip right away (6) 26 Survey fiddle during cultural revival (14)
DOWN
1 Former tower guide training etc. to welcome one (8,6) 2 Web image on a grand scale? (4) 3 Race footballer around surgery (6) 4 Make dull superior officer doubt being in dirty place (8) 5 Long channel beginning to disappear (4) 7 Substitute a bunch of skiers at Zermatt (6) 8 I’m Pop, so exclude extraordinary love for Mom? (7,7) 12 Count, say, what’s on sleeve (5) 14 Called English sweep (5) 16 12 or 6 seconds are significant (8) 18 United fans initially enter this ground for a look (6) 21 Fancy boozefree eastern ship coming in (6) 23 Hero left after words during wedding (4) 25 Sugar supplier’s staff (4)