Prize crossword

RMT News – Essential reading for today ’s transport worker ACROSS 1 One who advises on betting (7) 5 Creator of George Smiley (2,5) 9 Loss of control of muscles (5) 10 Rot (9) 11 Alert, sharp, or in possession (2,3,4) 12 Start (5) 13 Tie them to keep footwear on (5) 15 Creators of Dark Side of the Moon (4,5) 18 Man-made fibre, often mixed with cotton (9) 19 Teacher (5) 21 The Oxford Committee for Famine Relief (5) 23 Ship’s look-out platform - or Bob’s home? (5-4) 25 Big wheel erected by Thames (6,3) 26 Distinctive fragrance; smell (5) 27 Utensil serving as soldier’s plate, cup and cooking dish (4-3) 28 Iranian capital (7) DOWN 1 Rich, nourishing upper layer in which plants grow (3-4) 2, 22 Without them unions lack a campaigning voice (9, 5) 3 Herb (5) 4 Rolled out for VIPs (3,6) 5 Nearby (pub) (5) 6 You must be joking! (4,3,2) 7 Chess pieces (5) 8 Thrown out (7) 14 Vessel driven by vaporised water (9) 16 Least wide (9) 17 As the big hand reaches 12 (2,3,4) 18 Its awaits a solution (7) 20 Acquire a new skill (7) 22 See 2 23 Remove dirt (5) 24 Destroy, violently (5) £25 Prize Crossword No. 8 Send entries to Prize crossword, RMT, Unity House, 39 Chalton Street, London NW1 1JD by September 28 with your name and address. Winner and solution in next issue. Winner of prize crossword No. 7 is Sandra Storch of south London set by Elk Last month’s solution 29