SOLUTION TO No 15

Across: 1 Araucaria 6 Ivan 10 Dicentra 11 Isaac 12 Rice 13 Root crops 18 Syringa 20 Oak tree 24 Radicchio 27 Over 28 Savoy 30 Estimate 31 Oats 32 Santolina

Down: 2 Raisin 3 Uneven 4 Aster 5 Idaho 7 Via 8 Nicest 9 Circuit 14 Ouse 15 Olga 16 Paid 17 Stachys 19 Yeti 21 Tresco 22 Normal 23 Newton 25 Hyena 26 Octet 29 Vet Hidden favourite thing: ‘Raindrops on roses’, from the Sound of Music song My Favourite Things. Winner of Crossword No 15 is Mr S Fowles, of Scawsby, Doncaster.