BARE BONES

WIN A COLLINS ENGLISH DICTIONARY AND THESAURUS SET, AND A BRADFORD’S CROSSWORD SOLVER’S DICTIONARY

Our Bare Bones Crossword is unique because you have to complete the grid – numbers and squares – as well. We have inserted four black squares and four clue numbers to get you going. The crossword has a fourway symmetry: both top and bottom and left and right match, so you can fill in 12 more squares straight away.

There is a prize of a Collins English Dictionary and Thesaurus set, and a Bradford’s Crossword Solver’s Dictionary. Send your solution to: Bare Bones Puzzle No 815, The Mail on Sunday, PO Box 3451, Norwich NR7 7NR. Entries must arrive by Friday, December 1 (photocopies not accepted). The winner’s name will be published on December 17 from the first correct entry drawn. Winner of Bare Bones No 812: Mr David Willows, of Dunholme, Lincolnshire.

ACROSS

7 Force parasites to follow power round 8 Bishop inside, hearing of a clan 11 Turn up on time in place 12 Dog gets to follow shrink 13 Behold exterior to English sign 14 Supplier finally has tea adjusted to scale 15 Catch a tiny part of a film 20 Element provides temperature at home 21 Talk of attraction to have shock treatment 22 Shame there’s no end to large hole in the ground 23 Order meant getting left in the mind 24 Number of crows make quite a killing

DOWN

1 Left fellow somewhere in the Falkland Islands (Two words) 2 Way of lifting bearing by a small amount 3 Publicly denounce notes and burst into tears 4 Relaxed, taking to a type of weasel 5 Young horse may completely occupy your head 6 Nothing about a ship having digital equipment (Two words) 9 Speak about physical education having function 10 Turn up to capture favourite rival 16 Petal shaped into a dish 17 Nag at school with minor complaint 18 Strange, joining my game of cards 19 Gain some knowledge of renal layout