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. 16,023, 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 Spread anarchy with cards shopping here? (4-3-5) 8 Ban English doctor on old ship (7) 9 Torn denims, teenager’s first train of thought? (4-3) 11 What hungry dogs do for part of body (10) 12 Youth leader previously backed discipline (4) 14 British runner, old fellow, goes over front leg (8) 16 Stroke worries surgeon initially (6) 17 Hairstyle’s central point retracted (3) 19 Prompt minister in red (6) 21 Rehearsed move as part of scenery (3,5) 24 Spots one around noon (4) 25 Start to print item across one page, showing verb form (10) 27 Idle bouncer has missed nothing by end of shift (7) 28 Crazy old dictator concerned with hearing (7) 29 Drug study sounds like that of agrienvironmentalist (12)

DOWN

1 Worker with last stone runs (7) 2 Make smooth small rails for streetcar, saving energy (10) 3 WMD old doctor kept in a vault (4,4) 4 Some avoided ominous piece of game (6) 5 Make fun of topless relative (4) 6 Teacher served up fish dish (7) 7 From now on female newly forced to cover conflict (12) 10 Engineer enters France, changing position (12) 13 Opera composer almost cutting Don’s drink (10) 15 Coach bankrupt, short of time (3) 18 New routine developed to find particle (8) 20 Head of state on parade outside (7) 22 Understanding European writer’s engaging way (7) 23 Brahman trained to absorb sacred sound (6) 26 Covering hospital broadcast (4)