WIN A HAMPER FROM INVERAWE SMOKEHOUSES

Welcome to our Scottish Field crossword, which will really test your brain power and general knowledge. So set pen to paper, fill in the blanks and be in with a chance of winning a fabulous ‘Taste of the Smokery’ to the value of £50 for 1st prize, £30 for 2nd prize and £20 for 3rd prize

ACROSS

1 Remand rooms risk becoming a deceptive description (5,3,7) 9 Settle, hesitate, he will be the alarm call (7) 10 Doesn’t make nothing! (3-4) 11 Shocking deterrent (5) 12 Pleasure given strike in

character (9) 13 Changes made shift

awkward (3-6) 15 Surround is turned for

example, east (5) 16 Soften river one communication instrument (5) 18 Colour for a King (5,4) 20 Unexpectedly revealing lid

(3,6) 23 Nirvana obtained from

element of gas cap (5) 24 Rhyme of Mr Reagan missing

metal french water (7) 25 Allow back a woman to the

coastal city (3,4) 26 Corrupted thrashings ended

one side used (5-10)

DOWN

1 Holder puller and coper (9-6) 2 Circles before and in extra note amount to live in Australian trees (7) 3 Shakedown old trio not

adjusting (9) 4 Look after new wallet with no

cash (5) 5 Reconstruction army find a

good helper (3,6) 6 Increase hastely made item

(3-2) 7 Wear out, so revue

modification (7) 8 Sort deceive test out find

shop lifters (5,10) 14 ‘Thanks, go on’ you heard

American place frightener (9) 15 Break down of word, words

end, yes, lines could (9) 17 Small mark found coin,

northern, in iron mass (7) 19 Port in her vale (2,5) 21 Fold seen in Edwardian

ample attire (5) 22 Deserved paced (5)