Solvers must highlight a word that describes the completed grid.
| ACROSS 1 Hayseed with each bird (8) 6 Fast horse from east, around Jinan initially, providing grain from India (5) 10 Mixed pair before one for argument - based on earlier facts (7, two words) 12 I can be seen to embrace this God (4) 13 Springs against poles (5) 14 Scalp disorder resulting from set up in poor fashion (7) 15 Nine becomes a large number in obsession for commercial financing (9) 16 Wistfully all go scantily dressed (13) 17 A path almost ready in Georgia only has rows? (7) 20 Canal folk criticise deformed Asian man (11) 25 Heavens! Obstetrician starts dull inspection of abs (7) 28 Face injury to figure for musical instrument (13) 29 To obtain prominent features, soldiers capture Italian gunners (9) 31 Roman Greek suffers reversal in hot oil at ironworks (7) 32 Tragedy losing lead, for one of three perhaps (5) 33 Hold fast to navigate change of direction (4) 34 Where to put Mary Jane to connect with Will? (7) 35 Complain with another one in crotch (5) 36 Hour in cloud after second tumour (8) |
DOWN 1 Owns about a shovel for whiffs (7) 2 Arizona native backs state capital (4) 3 Young girl has alcoholic drink before climb (6) 4 Pine for a wander about (6) 5 Asian tail on a buffalo (7) 6 Wind mostly elegant old crapulent fellow (8) 7 A man loses head concerning channel? (6) 8 Success in small streams for gutters (7) 9 Bell, for example, is the opposite meaning without it (6) 11 Warships almost pack round full tilt (7) 18 Washing left, except from dig (8) 19 Poaching cats spoilt pasta dish! (7) 20 Salt on purpose underfoot (7) 21 Days afterwards has on loan with money for book (7) 22 More than one sovereign for nasty cycle within Dallas borders (7) 23 Old man in chorus staying in Bath? (6) 24 Pod with difficulty in Greek letter (6) 26 Call to trap one - one who may be posturing? (6) 27 Almost go at full speed to take Roman officer (6) 30 Greek alphabet only has 23 letters? That's unacceptable (4) |
To enter this competition, send your entry
in list format plus the highlighted word, to derekharrison@yahoo.com before
the 8th December 2008. The first correct entry drawn will receive
a copy of Chambers Araucaria Crosswords v. 4 which has been
donated by the publishers.