DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Eleven trained to tackle work that needs addressing (8) 5 Smart union stops a controversial test (6) 9 Crew quits Low Countries complex, delivering answer (8) 10 Where diver stands, feeling tense (2,4) 12 Impolite Democrat overcome by regret (4) 13 Alec Morton organised rally here (5,5) 15 Reporter has to agree with top hospital department (13) 19 Approved a series of games at reduced charge (6-7) 23 Wipe out Athenian rebels holding the Italian (10) 25 Superb penalty (4) 28 Contradictory Irish icon vandalised (6) 29 Waste spades followed by pair of queens (8) 30 Time to publish paper (6) 31 Pavlov studied these touching cables (8)
DOWN
1 Make certain criticism doesn’t start (6) 2 Virginia, top official (5) 3 Fellow abandons wind instrument for stringed one (4) 4 Advertise concert outlet in odd places (7) 6 Boy in charge of sound (5) 7 Give inadequate nourishment to injured Dundee ref (9) 8 Earl still loves the docked canine (8) 11 Raise favourite’s pace (4) 14 Support English bank in Scotland (4) 15 Young waiters at sea disturb baby with 6 (5,4) 16 Fix scenery (3) 17 Northern primate’s hair-raising location? (4) 18 Stop worker in church (8) 20 Small beer somewhere in Cheshire (4) 21 Sort of quaint European collectible? (7) 22 Red cards for club (6) 24 Verse has always impressed Kyoto union leaders (5) 26 Popular packs, say, make up catalogue (5) 27 Visit section of local library (4)
SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 15,549: ACROSS: 1 T-shirts. 5 Enlist. 9 Macabre. 10 Tendril. 11 Awn. 12 Sympathetic. 13 Idyll. 14 Anguished. 16 Plastered. 17 Circe. 19 Spring onion. 22 Ego. 23 Leaflet. 24 Lamprey. 26 Keenly. 27 Scourge.
DOWN: 1 Timpani. 2 Hackney carriage. 3 Rub. 4 Steam. 5 Estranged. 6 Lunch. 7 Stretcher-bearer. 8 Placid. 12 Split. 14 Airworthy. 15 Incan. 16 Pestle. 18 Ecotype. 20 Nylon. 21 Idles. 25 Moo.