COUNTRYSIDE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 That of a Scarlet Tiger moth is a ‘woolly bear’ (5)

4 A swine of an elongated ridge in the Surrey hills! (8)

8 Sooty fungal disease of plants... in virus mutation (4)

9 Loose rocks at cliff’s base (5)

10 See 25 down

11 Popular name for small, usually black, terrier (7)

13 Animals kept on a farm... used for flavouring soup? (5)

14 The Cotswold tipple of Laurie Lee’s Rosie (5)

15 A hinny’s father – is not all wild (8)

17 Large moorland plateau in Shropshire, nicknamed ‘Little Switzerland’ (4, 4)

20 Crystalline rock e.g. quarried from Purbeck – unusual ramble (6)

22 Steep hill... features in Ravenscar pathways (5)

24 Village location of Herts County Show – order bun perhaps (8)

26 Yorkshire village on River Swale – some yokel discovered (4)

27 See 1 down

29 Ovine animals also called ‘tups’ (4)

30_____ Forest, NNR, in Cairngorms NP – unusual long mere (8)

31 Partly canna’ name a Scottish town and river! (5)

DOWN

1/27 across Popular name for hazel catkins (5,5)

2 Notts. market town – ruined red fort (7)

3 Jack is a male one (3)

4 Strap arrangement on e.g. a draught horse (7)

5 Light-coloured horses said to eat grass? (5)

6 Nocturnal predator with heart-shaped face (4,3)

7 What the Downs consist of – a hillock’s disturbance (5,4)

12 Overdue ... starts to take a ramble down Yoredale (5)

14 Pennine Way’s highest point – annoyed, came a cropper (9) 16 Directed one’s endeavours to a certain purpose (5)

18 Native flower aka ‘stinking iris’ – happy university fellow! (7)

19 Rare nocturnal rodents that sleep a lot (7)

21 Range of a plant’s underground growth – on Truro, perhaps (7)

23 Paved area in garden... in anticipation (5)

25/10 across E.g. Watling Street or Ermine Street (5, 4)

28 Health resort in Winnats

Pass (3)