SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 16,031:

ACROSS: 1 Fountain pen. 9 Payment. 10 Tyranny. 11 Ale. 12 Refusal. 13 Rapport. 14 Yet. 15 Llama. 17 Tepee. 18 Press. 20 Specs. 22 Sap. 24 Pharaoh. 25 Trapeze. 26 Ego. 27 Redcoat. 28 Pipette. 29 Efficacious. DOWN: 1 Fly off the handle. 2 Utensil. 3 Total. 4 Interface. 5 Parapet. 6 Non compos mentis. 7 Sporty. 8 Myrtle. 16 Aesthetic. 18 Papers. 19 Seal off. 21 Shampoo. 23 Preset. 25 Topic.