diff --git a/applications/app/views/fragments/crosswords/crosswordContent.scala.html b/applications/app/views/fragments/crosswords/crosswordContent.scala.html
index 5f12c5827a8..55de2576c92 100644
--- a/applications/app/views/fragments/crosswords/crosswordContent.scala.html
+++ b/applications/app/views/fragments/crosswords/crosswordContent.scala.html
@@ -43,12 +43,14 @@ <h3 class="crossword__clues-header">Down</h3>
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 @if(adsEnabled) {
-                <div class="content__secondary-column hide-until-wide" aria-hidden="true">
-                    @fragments.commercial.standardAd("right", Seq("mpu-banner-ad"), Map())
-                </div>
-                <div class="crossword-banner hide-until-tablet hide-from-wide" aria-hidden="true">
-                    @fragments.commercial.standardAd("crossword-banner", Seq("crossword-banner"), Map())
-                </div>
+                    <div class="content__secondary-column hide-until-wide" aria-hidden="true">
+                        @fragments.commercial.standardAd("right", Seq("mpu-banner-ad"), Map())
+                    </div>
+                    @if(crosswordPage.item.trail.isCommentable) {
+                        <div class="crossword-banner hide-until-tablet hide-from-wide" aria-hidden="true">
+                            @fragments.commercial.standardAd("crossword-banner", Seq("crossword-banner"), Map())
+                        </div>
+                    }
                 }
             </div>
         </div>