PRIZE CROSSWORD

WHAT THE WINNER GETS: The first correct crossword entry drawn will win a Ring MAGflex UV LED inspection lamp (worth £49.99), a Ring LED inspection headlamp (worth £34.99), and a Ring vacuum cleaner (worth £24.99). 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 (13/20 December 2017), Bauer Media, Lynch Wood, Peterborough, PE2 6EA. The closing date for entries is Wednesday 27 December 2017.

CLUES ACROSS

7 Volvo’s 120-series (6) 8 The Subaru Outback started life as part of this range (6) 10 Riley drophead made from 1949 to 1951 (3) 11 Famed designer of the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale (9) 12 The Hudson/Nash merger created which car company (for short)? (3) 14 MG plant shut down in 1980 (8) 16 & 6 down It was released in 1948 alongside the Velox (8,6) 17 They were the ultimate examples of the Lamborghini Miura (3) 20 French makers of the Ariette (9) 21 _ Snail, the 2CV’s nickname (3) 22 Mr Murray of McLaren F1 road car acclaim (6) 23 Coupé added to the Alfasud range in 1976 (6)

CLUES DOWN

1 Proton _ GTi, late 1990s hot hatch (6) 2 & 13 down Toyota 4x4s that first appeared in the 1950s (4,8) 3 An upward push in horsepower gained from the addition of a turbocharger (5) 4 Alfa Romeo’s 2600 was offered as a Spider, Sprint and what else? (7) 5 LG6s and the like (8) 6 See 16 across 9 These SEATs were succeeded by the Arosa (9) 13 See 2 down 15 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost successor (7) 16 This Aston became the V8 Coupé in 1996 (6) 18 Long-running Hyundai saloon that debuted back in the 1980s (6) 19 Post-war saloon from MG (1-4) 21 _ Spark, a phrase we associate with Alfa Romeo engines (4)