BARE BONES

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

WIN 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 four-way 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 1024, The Mail on Sunday, PO Box 3451, Norwich NR7 7NR. Entries must arrive by Friday, December 3 (photocopies not accepted). The winner’s name will be published on December 19 from the first correct entry drawn.

Winner of Bare Bones No 1021: Mr E Crawford, of Walton, Liverpool.

NAME ..................................................................................................................................

ADDRESS ............................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................

POSTCODE .................................... TELEPHONE ........................................................... Across 1 Self-obsessed

Internet image

4 Bishop depressed

by small strikes

7 Prior quietly sat around 9 Attorney finding

politician wet

10 Urge, like a croquemadame (Two words) 11 Check a

weather report

12 Remained respectable,

we hear

13 Sound like an

American viper

14 Tub overturned,

so a let-down 18 Reprimand around rodent insect flying

20 Boxer initially has

single supporter

21 Fruit not for

singles, we hear 22 Condemn to

twisted temper

23 Fuel that’s a

favourite outside

24 Manor laid out for old Italian

25 Hot location in Coventry Down

2 Carry out directions on

dramatic section

3 Idle words put out for

milkman? (Two words)

4 Money made by a baker 5 6 Should but Arson not involved initially have nothing, 7 echolocation Medium robber started station (Two on unlicensed words) 8 His last testament provides food for pigs 15 Over in lab, overwhelmed 16 Wonderful policeman 17 Some insects are small and affectionate 18 Small cake has so upset ship’s officer 19 Article about huge things over there