Win £100 with our exclusive Country Gardener crossword by D M Stanford
Clues that have an asterisk are without a definition. The definition is provided either by 1 across or 5 across, which together will be familiar to readers.
Across 1/5 See introduction (7,6)
8 Region from a long time back (4) 9 Can act as herbicide in affected acres (7) 10* One held by glue (4) 11 Sweet nonsense (6) 12* Don’t ban novel (7) 13* Bed enlarged to some extent (4) 14 At home put down decorated surface (6) 17 With flowing lines of cultivated leeks (5) 19 Understand for example to turn up on time (3) 21 Minor player in complex tragedy (5) 24 One provides some shade and some lawn in garden (6) 27* One hurried along (4) 28 Arc formed with wire for those performing high up (7) 29* One’s having real trouble (6) 30 Do come inside to discover your fate (4) 31 Job omitting first part of play that’s rude (7) 32 Name is forgotten - one’s getting on, (4) 33* Yew is left out (6) 34 On Tyneside you’ll find one involved in binge or diet (7)
Down 1 Struggles to get up - it’s a terrible scramble (8)
2 Doesn’t prepare horse for riding unless dad going out (9) 3 Full of beans perhaps - I can’t begin to nod off (3-3) 4 Starting young as crewman hopes to improve now getting some sailing action (8) 5* Am surrounded by a big construction (6) 6 Teased for going about in old clothes (6) 7* Many changes between north and south (6) 15 Cold that is found outside can form this (3) 16* Small trip around with boss (9) 18* Sounds like a lot of people waiting to get in (3) 20 A lot join gang somehow to be hangers-on (3,5) 22 Find some place when year over (8)
23 Not harsh weather? Then we turn up fungus (6) 24 One with nothing holds on to mother - that’s inhuman (6) 25* Returning on right path (6) 26* Escort around (6)
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Solutions to the Winter Country Gardener Crossword: Across: 1 Sage, 3 Paving, 7 Bed, 9 Roots, 11 Asparagus, 12 Anemone, 13 Nigella, 14 Turf, 15 Cupid’s dart, 18 Mock orange, 20 Iris, 23 Godetia, 25 Organic, 26 Osmanthus, 27 Stake, 28 Sun, 29 Radish, 30 Weed. Down: 1 Servant, 2 Geometric, 4 Aware, 5 Impending, 6 Garages, 7 Bagel, 8 Distant, 10 Sloe, 16 Unabashed, 17 Air-intake, 18 Maggots, 19 Oftener, 21 Succeed, 22 Ages, 24 Demon, 25 Oasis.
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