Skeleton PUZZLE

Win! £100 cash

Given the starter clue numbers and black squares, can you solve this crossword? When complete, the pattern of the black squares will look the same if you turn the grid sideways or upside down, so you can deduce the positions of several more squares right away.

● The letters reading down the blue squares will spell the prize word. For your chance to win, follow the instructions on page 56.

ACROSS

2 Out of condition 5 Smallest pup in a litter 6 Horizontal bar 8 Objective

9 ‘Layer’ gas

10 Metal peg

11 Iran, formerly

14 Austrian composer 17 Love

18 Slab of bread

20 Steal from a house 22 Ravenous

24 Clumsy person

26 Turning machine

27 Make an inquiry

28 Bold champion

29 Make with yarn

30 Press, TV, etc

DOWN

1 Total

2 Ideal world

3 Shudder

4 Apple seed

5 Stand up

7 Deceiver

11 Depth finder 12 Equestrian

13 Walk slowly

14 Chew

15 Amidst

16 Sticky, or in poor taste 18 Winding ski run 19 Exultant cry

21 American state 23 Remainder

25 Turkish hat

27 Tune, melody