CCW’S JUMBO CHRISTMAS CROSSWORD

After solving the clues, take each letter from the shaded squares ( going from left to right and top to bottom) to spell out a mystery classic car.

CROSSWORD CLUES

CLUES ACROSS

9 Christmas tree decorations ensure motorists aren’t left in the dark (6)

10 1950s car related to the Abbott (6,8)

13 The ideal car for a Wild West watering hole? (6)

14 An East German classic (7) 15 Park the yacht here, Morris! (6) 16 Car product synonymous with Triplex (6,5)

17 Maserati supercar launched in 1971 (4)

18 LWB Mercedes-Benz 300 saloon (3)

20 ‘Le Sorcier’ – acclaimed tuner (7)

23 Father Christmas delivers Hyundai’s ‘Fe’ (5)

24 For bodywork repairs, put them in the Christmas stocking (7)

28 As weighty as Santa’s sack of presents or unassisted steering? (5)

29 The original TVR Vixen took its engine from this car (4,7,2)

33 Sporting Italian coupé which debuted in 1976 (7,6)

34 Christmas tree topper on a Baroque-style BMW? (5)

37 Sunbeam teamed up with Touring to produce this 1960s coupé (7)

38 Yaris _ , supermini MPV from Toyota (5)

40 Convertible Aston nameplate (7)

43 One of Auto Union’s founding marques (3)

45 Aerodynamic coefficient? What a bore! (4)

46 Self-reliant suspension type? (11)

50 Spicy cuisine gives Premier Automobiles national identity (6) 51 Maserati V6 launched in 1981 (7) 52 Birthplace of the Anadol STC16 – it’s in for a Christmas roasting! (6)

53 Marque behind the Indra (14) 54 A Vauxhall related to Opel’s Senator and Monza (6)

CLUES DOWN

1 Suzuki lifestyle 4x4 introduced in 1988 (6)

2 Shiny trim (6)

3 Makers of the Korando (9) 4 It arrived in the 1980s as an estate version of the Honda Civic (7) 5 Perodua country (8)

6 The HPE was a derivative of which Lancia models? (5) 7 Where to catch the train in an American wagon (7)

8 Cowboys in Jeeps? (9)

11 Estate versions of the Standard Ten (10) 12 Squires and Corsairs are ideal for shallow river crossings (5)

19 Toyota Celica homologation special (2-4) 21 Lift the lid on convertibles – just like Santa’s sleigh (4)

22 Radford’s famed version of the Mini (2,5)

25 Makers of the LG6 (7)

26 Headlights that featured on Volvo’s 480 (3-2)

27 Ray gets a Corvette – ouch! (5) 30 Was the American Passat inspired by one of Santa’s reindeer? (6) 31 The ‘Very Acceptable’ Romanian 1310 (5,5)

32 Makers of the Ronda (4) 35 Mr Porsche, creator of the Volkswagen Beetle (9)

36 Subaru estates designed for tree experts? (9)

39 Close cousin of the Fiat Ulysse and Peugeot 806 from Citroën (8)

41 Acclaimed German marque behind the massive 1930s DS8 Zeppelin (7)

42 Kia MPVs released in the late 1990s (7)

44 A snowy Christmas gives colour to the Escort RS Turbo (5)

47 Volkswagen saloons succeeded by the Polo Classic (6)

48 Part of the Christmas tree is a rev-counter pointer (6)

49 Cook the Christmas pudding while we give car upholstery a good clean! (5)