DAILY MAIL CROSSWORD
NO 14359
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SOLUTION TO PRIZE CROSSWORD No 14,356: ACROSS: 1 Thank you. 5 Rumpus. 9 Nominate. 10 Oodles. 12 Lots. 13 Dilettante. 15 Paterfamilias. 19 Undercarriage. 23 Family name. 25 Spam. 28 Gutter. 29 Basilica. 30 Target. 31 Et cetera. DOWN: 1 Tinkle. 2 Admit. 3 Kind. 4 Outlier. 6 U-boat. 7 Polonaise. 8 Suspense. 11 Vera. 14 Star. 15 Pedometer. 16 Fir. 17 Iran. 18 Gunfight. 20 Aunt. 21 Rampart. 22 Impala. 24 Liege. 26 Price. 27 Hire. DAILY MAIL New Cryptic Crosswords — pit your wits against 100 of the trickiest cryptic puzzles ever to appear in your favourite paper. This book provides the ideal way to warm up your grey matter for a day’s work, or wind down and relax during those rare spare moments. Available from The Daily Mail bookshop on 0845 155 0720 or www.mailbookshop.co.uk at £5.99 free postage and packing.
ACROSS
1 Close-fitting garment for job in morgue? (4,8) 8 Old man’s in dilapidated semi in cul-de-sac? (7) 9 Talk about Olympic sport at end of games (7) 11 I turned on a supply for workers’ group (5,5) 12 On which to listen to Bach if it’s taped (2-2) 14 Crop takes years maybe covering Greek fields at last (3,5) 16 This new motorway offers narrow land bridges (6) 17 Occasionally steady Scottish banker (3) 19 Someone with a viewpoint on river? (6) 21 Youth starts making money, showing deep desire (8) 24 Cooked meal that’s unconvincing (4) 25 Cypriot man altered father’s name (10) 27 Lou and Matt could be of mixed parentage (7) 28 Everlasting timeless base (7) 29 OU left dangerous fruit rotting, given new look (12)
DOWN
1 Bomber that is inspiring scheme for another aircraft (7) 2 To make low shallow bowl of clay’s not hard (10) 3 The most severe ways to restrict Irish river (8) 4 Former pupil of mixed blood close to bankruptcy (3,3) 5 Showed affection for, say, old burial chamber (4) 6 Feed and perhaps house-train (tea excepted) (7) 7 State almost bulging with fruit (8,4) 10 Is a CD selling? Could be basis for varying prices (7,5) 13 Exploding star with no more wiggling? He’ll know (10) 15 Oddly scary, for example (3) 18 Not much change in 21’s young horse (8) 20 Good old thriller writer’s better (7) 22 Shut up! Writer’s embarrassed about Manchester United (7) 23 Hard to see some relief for a farmer returning (3,3) 26 Cameron’s alma mater described in 10 letters? (4)