CROSSWORD 9247 BY ARAHODEN

Check out our latest crossword by our mystery compiler Arahoden. As usual, you can expect some Cavan twists. Print it out, complete it and enter our competition to win lunch for two in the Cavan Crystal Hotel, not to mention a coveted Anglo-Celt pen (details below).

Across

1. Ian sang the ballad of 4 down (8)

6. Frequently (5)

10. God's honest truth for choir in Virginia (6)

11. Blacklion colloquially (3,5)

12. Trial before public performance (9)

14. Verbal examination in Drumaloor alarming (4)

15. Wild duck found in Farnham Estate already (4)

16. Perceptive TV critics from Cornafean (5,5)

18. AKA a French Fiddle (5,5)

20. Large scholarly volume covered by Loreto melodrama (4)

22. High-fidelity sound system curtailed (2-2)

23. Scoil Náisiúnta Béal Átha Conaill (5,4)

25. At O'Brien to change male singing voice (8)

26. French palace for old Belturbet ballroom (6)

28. North African state disturbed by Ali (5)

29. Barony for Swanlinbar (8)

Down

2. Royal Breifne surname (7)

3. Short representative (3)

4. Inspiration for Cornafean challenge (7,4-3)

5. Pays close attention to short written records (5)

7. Sounds like drop of H20 maybe truncated near Tullyvin (4,2,5)

8. Shackle each inn differently (7)

9. Building for Arts and Culture in Bailieborough (8,6)

13. Barn church in Templeport churchyard in Cootehill (4,7)

17. Captain's journal (3)

19. Japanese paper folding (7)

21. Portuguese Islands cake (7)

24. Blatant to upset voter (5)

27. Traditional spade to get grit out of trilogy (3)

To enter: Print out the crossword, complete it and post your entry to The Anglo-Celt, Crossword Competition, Kilmore Business Park, Dublin Road, Cavan, to be in with a chance of winning one of our coveted Anglo-Celt pens and for the glory, of course.

There's also a two-course lunch for the Atrium Bar in the Cavan Crystal Hotel up for grabs!

Please remember to put the volume number of your entry on the outside of your submission.

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