CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
FOR your chance to win, solve the crossword to reveal the word reading down the shaded boxes. HOW TO ENTER: Call 0901 293 6233 and leave today’s answer and your details, or TEXT 65700 with the word CRYPTIC, your answer and your name. Texts and calls cost £1 plus standard network charges. Or enter by post by sending completed crossword to Daily Mail Prize Crossword 16200, PO Box 28, Colchester, Essex CO2 8GF. Please include your name and address. One weekly winner chosen from all correct daily entries received between 00.01 Monday and 23.59 Friday. Postal entries must be datestamped no later than the following day to qualify. Calls/texts must be received by 23.59; answers change at 00.01. UK residents aged 18+, exc NI. Terms apply, see Page 60.
ACROSS
1 Institute blocks licences for sick people (8) 5 9 Carve Fear missing disturbs trendy sabbath a cot bishop (6) in 10 home Don’t lag counties behind, (8) exchanging maintenance parts (6) for 12 Almost on staff crack (4) symbol 13 The police flew alongside river, in this? (10) 15 Continual hail ruined illusion (13) 19 Job of factory workers or priests? (4-9) 23 Like derelict buildings, needing work? (10) 25 Briefly film on your bike (4) 28 Insipid eccentric welcomes king (6) 29 Pal and daughter with this annoyed lama, say (8) 30 Lookalike clapper? (6) 31 Organise girl meeting one fellow in city suburbs (8)
DOWN
1 Cost covers new royal (6) 2 Spoil a test sample (5) 3 Sailors support each bank (4) 4 Present a uniform picture (7) 6 Cool river and what’s in it, perhaps (5) 7 Smash object king removed for vital activity (9) 8 Ambitious ME country stuck in past sadly (8) 11 On which to listen to Bach, if it’s captivating (2-2) 14 Turn over fine border (4) 15 Past expert, this quirky old Scotsman hosts Republican (9) 16 Despicable type, roughly dressed initially (3) 17 Sarcastic individual takes part in a recording (4) 18 Seethe with anger, beginning to slowly break down (8) 20 It’s my fault nothing works (4) 21 Some jejune qualification that’s one-sided (7) 22 Piano frequently gets stuck in arch (6) 24 Police officers start to explore grove (5) 26 Caribbean country reforms tai chi (not Cuba) (5) 27 Theologian admitted to very big chance of success (4)