DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Accommodating bacon supplier, one that’s put out flyer (6,6) 8 Broadcast private animosity (7) 9 You bet less or more than 50% (3,4) 11 Popular detective’s put out of action (10) 12 Officer avoiding tenant’s place (4) 14 Intend returning to collect a long straggly shrub (8) 16 One admirer visits National Trust at an early stage (6) 17 Some in pub at first don’t drink much (3) 19 More theatrical escapade crossing top of mountain (6) 21 I covered injured woman who’s been separated (8) 24 Special day in Rome that is incomplete (4) 25 Hostile guy, aggressive, pushing one aside (10) 27 Record one poem about small event (7) 28 I worship nature but I’m impressed by foreign saint (7) 29 Nasty French noble, top man, netting large swan (4,8)

DOWN

1 Suspend party grandee, primarily shamefaced (7) 2 Collins wrote about one of these rocks gathered by Aldrin? (10) 3 Number 1 Across is formulated to induce drowsiness (8) 4 Consider what could be done in public relations (6) 5 First of goals bothered spectators (4) 6 Music-maker’s old vehicle, trendy one (7) 7 Can this produce smoothies or cherries? (5,7) 10 On behalf of the nation university’s packed in journalism (6,6) 13 Leading pair of adults in full mature old age (4,6) 15 Assistance varied after regular members dropped out (3) 18 Elect to enrol a salesman who’s put up churchwardens’ stand (4,4) 20 Rally support for ball over in China (7) 22 Initially cows whinge horribly, doing what cows do (7) 23 5, a universal dessert (6) 26 Tops of peony, oxeye, scabious and yarrow? (4)

PRIZES of £20 will be awarded to the senders of the first three correct solutions checked. Solutions to: Daily Mail Prize Crossword No. 15,769, 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.