SOLUTION TO No 8

Across: 8 Kangaroo 9 Prong 10 Oppressive 11 She 13 Sleet 15 Crustacea 19 Louvre 20 Banish 21 Eiderdown 23 Pokes 26 Any 27 Li le Rock 30 Elite 31 Recently

Down: 1 Carp 2 Aggressive 3 Bros 4 Bovine 5 Après 6 Gorse 7 Egret 12 Hebrew 14 Laundering 16 Reason 17 Ache 18 Aloe 22 Intern 23 Paved 24 Kylie 25 Sloes 28 Loch 29 Cole

Hidden vegetables: Kohlrabi, kale – from cole, meaning cabbage (as in coleslaw – cabbage salad). Winner of Crossword No 8 is Mrs N Plante, of Nordan, Leominster, Herefordshire.