PRIZE CROSSWORD

WHAT THE WINNER GETS: The first correct crossword entry drawn will win a Ring emergency kit containing hi-vis jacket, warning triangle and LED torch (worth £35.99), Ring Solar Powered Charger, Ring Onelamp and Ring Booster Cable. This great selection of items is ideal for when you are working on your car. Send your completed crossword with your name and address to CCW Crossword Comp (6 September 2017), Bauer Media, Lynch Wood, Peterborough PE2 6EA. The closing date for entries is Wednesday 13 September 2017.

CLUES ACROSS

Which Vauxhall briefly became the VX before being replaced by the Carlton? (6) 5 & 17 across Sports car from the same stable as the Javelin (6,7) 8 Budget Balkan brand (4) 9 S1s, T1s, Eights, etc (8) 10 Ssangyong 4x4 brought out in the 1990s (5) 12 Hatchback coupé variant of the Mitsubishi Lancer (7) 14 This gearbox type was a notable feature of the Austin Maxi (4-5) 17 See 5 across 18 A 1930s Austin saloon found at the racecourse? (5) 20 Big Vauxhalls discontinued in the early 1990s (8) 21 The Bentley R-Type got a larger one than its Mk VI predecessor (4) 22 Got through an MoT (6) 23 Talbot hatchbacks from the 1980s (6)

CLUES DOWN

2 Geminis and the like (6) 3 _ seater, the Reliant Sabre, for example (3)

4 Jewel in the crown of the Austin 7 range? (4)

5 Limited production saloon made in West Bromwich between 1946 and 1952 (6,2) 6 Hornets, Wasps, etc (9)

7 & 16 down Stablemate of the Corolla for several decades (6,6)

11 Reliant’s SS1 sports cars from the 1980s (9)

13 The Austin that replaced the Hampshire (8)

15 It was the follow-up to the Matra Bagheera (6) 16 See 7 down 19 These 1990 releases from Honda were developed with the help of Ayrton Senna (4)

21 A hot hatch version of the Rover 200 (3)