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 16,845, 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+, excl NI. Terms apply, see Page 60.

ACROSS

1 Epicure and Scot frustrated Brexit supporter (11) 9 Sixth company met

troubled French noble (7) 10 Incompetent pal seen

in Jaguar regularly (7) 11 Father and

daughter’s stuff (3) 12 Piece of furniture that

now needs fixing (7) 13 It’s captivating girl, endlessly emphatic type (7) 14 Arable area, or

part of it (3) 15 Very old, extremely

drunk adult’s tipple (5) 17 Stage staff backed opening in theatre (5) 18 Order’s predictable to a certain extent (5) 20 Adjust these to make part of bed (5) 22 Hose wheat here and there (3) 24 One follows soon in cricket club, according to the rules (7) 25 Swim Mersey (most of it) and sink (7) 26 Liquids and bottles originally here? (3) 27 Such a dose is sure, if stirred, to lead to a possible cure (7) 28 Bear’s belly (7) 29 Chef uses this equipment when at work in charge (11)

DOWN

1 Former milkman and actor worried about a sign like this! (11,4) 2 Old chap in car stopping short of queen’s Russian ruler once (7) 3 At first she cried, given the brush-off? (5) 4 Remove new cardie

then prepare tea (9) 5 Kate managed to eat

nearly every bun (7) 6 RAF crew worked with Michael to limit a banned way of fighting (8,7) 7 A very old rule

upset confession (6) 8 Name missing from existing electronic control (6) 16 Attractive person unwilling to bring in Catholic cleaner (9) 18 Bar piece of work

Republican left out (6) 19 Rowdy tenant holds

midnight function (7) 21 Device a doctor put in to create game with prizes (7) 23 Part of course article shows how to produce choppers (6) 25 Children’s author nearly brought up

playwright (5)