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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 16,627, 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 date-stamped 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 54.

ACROSS

1 Herbal tea I stirred with it to get fit again (12) 8 A representative in Soho distributed soap (7) 9 Cheers fine run at Old Trafford (7) 11 General assistant formulated idea to run away (4-2-4) 12 Open with a jack and a king (4) 14 Impressive boy or old American (8) 16 Stop using phone – it’s a fixation (4-2) 17 Initially baby is burping, wearing this (3) 19 Unspecified number going off alcohol (6) 21 Ungodly popular international violinist (8) 24 Domestic thanks writer (4) 25 Daughters impressed by new guitar CD – one’s hooked (4,6) 27 Static display showing moon in play (7) 28 Priest’s number one backs omission of syllable (7) 29 English help agitated soldier to secure marine mammal (8,4)

DOWN

1 African fled clutching stick (7) 2 Needle disturbed oddly happy dormice (10) 3 Reserve driver for one literary group (4,4) 4 Large Oz bird goes north to eat, say, bean plant (6) 5 Communist’s wrongful act picked up (4) 6 Beer mug’s over next to judge in tower (4,3) 7 Two fools detain suspect, as was Oswald (12) 10 Very loud patients girl mistreated (3-9) 13 Fawn raided ground over a large area (3,3,4) 15 Drink is raised at start of party (3) 18 A good soldier wears top that’s most generously cut (8) 20 One left after okra – mouth sore (7) 22 First sign (7) 23 Cause of a drama at sea? (6) 26 Temporary accommodation’s affected (4)

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