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. 15,201, 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 15,198: ACROSS: 1 Peacekeeper. 9 Re-enter. 10 Outcome. 11 Ill. 12 Absence. 13 Lengthy. 14 Too. 15 Apple. 17 Amman. 18 Offal. 20 Notch. 22 Eye. 24 Sarcasm. 25 Signage. 26 Pot. 27 Finance. 28 Extrude. 29 Earthenware. DOWN: 1 Press conference. 2 Antenna. 3 Eyrie. 4 Emollient. 5 Petunia. 6 Room temperature. 7 Truant. 8 Rely on. 16 Phnom Penh. 18 Ossify. 19 Learner. 21 High tea. 23 Eleven. 25 Stern.
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ACROSS
6 The serving girl put out warning signal at rear (9,5) 9 Main course served in fancy beer tent (no starters) (6) 10 Insect ate mollusc once (8) 11 Carry uranium in small container (8) 13 Primitive state pillaged by Rome (6) 15 Nosy short pachyderm with a large behind (6) 17 I think I’ve seen this Dave broadcast about July 1 and 2 (4,2) 19 Dozing? Disturb please! (6) 20 Wine held in different places in capital (3,5) 22 Emcee welcomes popular leaders of Daily Mail last (8) 24 Prevent the pointless conflict on time (6) 26 Author hit cashier randomly with a pistol first (6,8)
DOWN
1 Sauce Dr Finch mixed with green brassica heart (6,8) 2 State farewell to king (4) 3 Pal’s burnt holding bottom of pan (6) 4 George IV arranged to give up ring for one in distress (8) 5 Team shows bias (4) 7 Trendy business ailing (6) 8 Wait a moment! Your stud’s meant to do this (4,4,6) 12 Join no-frills retinue heading north (5) 14 Trumpet former PM, say (5) 16 Software runs cricket ground, OK? (8) 18 Small child hides egg in grass (6) 21 Cool comedian punched (4,2) 23 Daughter devoured fruit (4) 25 Powerful man in Thailand occupying temple there (4)