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1 Worcs./Herts. hill range that inspired Elgar (8) 6 Accommodation – that’s central to YHA! (6) 9 Paving stone, iris or bunting (4) 10 Valleys e.g. of Yorkshire (5) 11 Beastly farmyard sound – from disco in Kent! (4) 12 Prehistoric standing stone, gets Helga and Tim excited (8) 14 Peak District hamlet and river – unusual portal (6) 15 Yorks. market town near Peatlands Way ... in Howarth or nearby (6) 17 National Trail and Britain’s oldest road, from Wilts. to Bucks. (8) 19 Sound of rutting stags? They help blacksmith fan the flames! (7) 22 Young swan (6) 23 Wild flower – e.g. Lady’sslipper or Lady’s-tresses (6) 25 One of many close to Granny Smith’s heart? (5,3) 27 Corncrake’s family – complain bitterly! (4) 28 Musical drama in Stanhope ramble (5) 29/30 Period of year when game may be legally killed (4,6) 31 Britain’s only native narcissus – loaned by girl (4,4)

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2 A garden avenue/path – in pastoral Leeds (5) 3 In short, greens etc. in Highgrove garden (3) 4 Lakeland fell – embarrassed young member of Dad’s Army (3,4) 5 Yellow chemical element (7) 6 Married man to manage land resources? (7) 7 Bird of prey’s attacking dive – bend down! (5) 8 Wandering, Len neared ____ Water in Lake District (9) 13 Fool might follow this month (5)

16 What dormice and bats do in winter (9) 18/29 Large nocturnal bird, rare in UK, with feather tufts on head (5,3) 20 E.g. Edinburgh’s UNESCO World Heritage Site (3,4) 21 Lakeland Pike – contains refreshment place (7) 22 Skipper, but not the butterfly! (7) 24 Removes seed’s outer covering (5) 26 Perfect ... part of countryside Allerdale (5) 29 See 18 down.