30 ACROSS 1 Checkerboard (10) 8 Oozing (7) 9 Implicit (5) 10 Lofty nest (5) 11 Shoulder piece (7) 12 Detector (6) 14 Awaken (6) 16 Gain with effort (7) 17 Loose rock (5) 19 Aqua Lung (5) 20 Increase (7) 21 Extremely pleasing (10) DOWN 1 Central collection place (8,5) 2 Exhilarate (5) 3 Oblique (6) 4 Oblique (7) 5 Intractability (13) 6 Island (4) 7 Sculpture (6) 12 Scattered (6) 13 Too old (7) 15 Return to normal (5) 17 Colonial greeting (5) 18 Level (4) £50 PRIZE CROSSWORD The winner of last month’s prize crossword Mr P Dickinson, Mansfield . Send entries to Prize Crossword, RMT, Unity House, 39 Chalton Street, London NWI IJD by November 3 with your name and address. Winner and solution in next issue. Last month’s solution... RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: sept 2014 :: RMTnews