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. 14,981, 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 14,978: ACROSS: 1 Road test. 5 Kowtow. 9 Maltreat. 10 Status. 12 Sett. 13 Headstrong. 15 Independently. 19 Pressure point. 23 Dutch uncle. 25 Acme. 28 Micron. 29 Labourer. 30 Collar. 31 Skittish. DOWN: 1 Remiss. 2 Allot. 3 Turn. 4 Shake up. 6 Octet. 7 Tit for tat. 8 Wise guys. 11 Aden. 14 Odes. 15 Identical. 16 Eve. 17 Emir. 18 Epidemic. 20 Ring. 21 Pollack. 22 Search. 24 Hoo-ha. 26 Corgi. 27 Jolt. DAILY MAIL New Cryptic Crosswords — pit your wits against 100 of the trickiest cryptic puzzles ever to appear in your favourite paper. This book provides the ideal way to warm up your grey matter for a day’s work, or wind down and relax during those rare spare moments. Available from The Daily Mail bookshop on 0844 472 4157 or www.mailbookshop.co.uk at £5.99 free postage and packing.
ACROSS
1 Similaritiesand Ben seemin Carl awfully small (12)
8 Trials or pacts (7) 9 Banker controls one area where 24 is (7) 11 I hear on radio monarch’s an attractive person (3-7) 12 Strong member at base is not entirely stupid (4) 14 Foreign Office man probes study of area between temples (8) 16 Web firm upset atmosphere across the City initially (3-3)
17 Top aristocrat (3) 19 Arab’s confined within limits of female quarters (6) 21 Jointly turn back in lead (8) 24 Pleasant northern reserve (4) 25 He rarely stops to take a short break, one in West Cork resort (10) 27 This country cuts back on power? That’s arrogant (5-2) 28 Emperor fooled King John in Scotland (7)
29 Stamina needed to remain in control over Gulf (7,5)
DOWN
1 Animals almost blush meeting their royal patron? (3,4) 2 Unadventurous type put back a book about Hungary (4-2-4) 3 American here in Paris stops chap becoming cellist, say (8) 4 Way into authentic revolutionary food store (6) 5 Writer abandons unsophisticated passage in church (4) 6 Plaintive version of Gaelic English introduced (7) 7 Election of short Hollywood actor a sign of gratitude? (4,2,6) 10 Comprehensive school can blame girl (3-9) 13 Indicate in advance who’s fared badly, winning nothing (10) 15 Party time for Dorothy (3) 18 Reserves dance in novel outlet (8) 20 Tell what often takes place when election’s disputed (7) 22 It’s colder heading off, with more ups and downs (7) 23 Business finished operating, means to buy something (6) 26 Sanction article appearing in central part of Tokyo (4)