The BBC Music Magazine

PRIZE CROSSWORD NO. 322

The first correct solution of our crossword to be picked at random will win a copy of The Oxford Companion to Music and a runner-up will win Who Knew? Answers to Questions about Classical Music (both available at www.oup.co.uk). Send answers to: BBC Music Magazine, Crossword 322/Jul, PO Box 501, Leicester, LE94 0AA to arrive by 12 July 2018 (solution in October 2018 issue).

ACROSS

8 A lot of affection recalled about one stringed instrument (5) 9 Completed arrangement of Elgar that’s unduly extended (9) 11/5 Bored with ex-overture, rewritten for Donizetti hero... (7,8) 12 ...and his possession, recast as mad role (7) 13 Playing these more as a trio (9) 15 Icelandic composer, one initially found amongst the French (5) 17 25 hit isn’t why remix of UB40’S first failed (4,2,5-4) 20 American singer ignoring son and daughter in special dress? (5) 22 The sudden awareness of Norwegian pop music? (3,6) 24 Turn on broadcast incorporating international encounter (3,4) 25 Pop group almost entirely without rhythm? (7) 27 18th century dance proceeded – easy thing to get involved (9) 28 Stir up American composer (5)

DOWN

1 Unawareness of practical concerns leading to accumulation of piano keys? (5,5) 2 See English bass in Harvard Music Library (4) 3 Girl carrying cheese to one Italian composer (8) 4 Starts to ridicule opera companies displaying ornate style (6) 5 See 11 across 6 Like the dance in Cornwall, oddly full of speech (6) 7 Take control of half of anthem involving 50 (4) 10 Impolite about taunt over ‘contentless’ G&S production (9) 14 Wind players not allowed to be heard amidst water plants (4-5) 16 The party’s excited after second Scottish dance (10) 18/21 Convinced salsa is represented in work by Dvoˇrák (8,6) 19 The old, old singer finally enthralled by a lot of G&S heroes? (8) 21 See 18 down 23 Italian conductor at Swedish pop party? (6) 24 Entranced sailor turned up carrying piano (4) 26 Obscure contralto missing fortissimo (4)