DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Salty bishop, dashing round entrance to church (8) 5 Trap firm beginning to back Internet (6) 9 Boss of D-Day operation (8) 10 Standing stone figures English removed (6) 12 To doctor it’s grave (4) 13 It occupies sort of chamber, rear end inside (6,4) 15 Family members always seen in butcher’s (5,3,5) 19 Party stunt ruined by Danish cash bargains here (8,5) 23 Famous ‘Beetle’ car designed by Germany (10) 25 Film star Robert rebuffed MIT friend (4) 28 Contents of hot drink airline installed in new gate (3,3) 29 I altered lantern for domestic use (8) 30 Comedian Jack approaches work with passion (6) 31 Ambassador in east lives in army’s compound (8)

DOWN

1 Bum mostly drinks litres, getting pie-eyed (6) 2 A shaft of light opposite centre of boat (5) 3 Clothing covering top of legs (4) 4 Noise at night in small Native-American church (7) 6 Group stand up in concert etc. once (5) 7 Wielding a trowel, he makes a refreshing place for animals (9) 8 Coach yens to catch bloke who’s always meddling (8) 11 What people often say in church is not quite correct (4) 14 Temperature in freezer occasionally? (4) 15 In violent feud everyone’s upset by volley of shots (9) 16 He’s abandoned a chest in part of play (3) 17 Mark majority of 1 Down (4) 18 Learned gold coin’s seen in river flowing north (8) 20 Not much change in water level in Minneapolis (4) 21 Bone in rear beside middle of rump? No (7) 22 Stallone claims Gibson’s rank (6) 24 Shout about Republican fight (5) 26 Stainer’s notes held by male alto (5) 27 Parts of race and what runner needs to cover them (4)

NO 15008 PRIZES of £20 will be awarded to the senders of the first three correct solutions checked. Solutions to: Daily Mail Prize Crossword No. 15,008, PO BOX 3451, Norwich, NR7 7NR. Entries may be submitted by second-class post. Envelopes must be postma