SOLUTION TO No 38

Across: 5 Easel 8 Echinops 9 Acorn 10 Abel 11 Globe 12 Arc 15 Zingiber 18 Adam 20 Curb 21 Sand dune 22 Yes 27 Fleur 28 Eden 30 Union 31 Sea Holly 32 Speed

Down: 1 Scab 2 Rifle 3 Bough 4 Osmosis 5 Elaeagnus 6 Snow 7 Ling 10 Arabis 13 Cain 14 Land of Nod 16 Baby 17 Raisin 19 Incense 23 Broad 24 Aesop 25 Nuts 26 Nine 29 Eels Hidden names: Rosea, alba, cyaneus – red, white and blue. Winner of Crossword No 38 is Geoff Laurence, of Macclesfield, Cheshire.