SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 15,397:

ACROSS: 1 Approval. 5 Caucus. 9 Underage. 10 Crimea. 12 Them. 13 Caricature. 15 Profit-sharing. 19 Ventriloquist. 23 On the money. 25 Czar. 28 Icicle. 29 River bed. 30 Sheath. 31 Username. DOWN: 1 Acuity. 2 Padre. 3 Okra. 4 Afghani. 6 Aorta. 7 Communist. 8 Scavenge. 11 Miss. 14 Boar. 15 Pinstripe. 16 Too. 17 Arid. 18 Avionics. 20 Loot. 21 Queries. 22 Trudge. 24 Eclat. 26 Zebra. 27 Sear.