LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION:

Across: 3 Boece, 8 George, 9 Utopia, 10 Arecas, 11 Ailerons, 12 Eid, 13 Slalom, 14 Old Glory, 17 Pulsars, 19 Spinoza, 23 Assiento, 27 Ratels, 29 Ria, 30 Sorrento, 31 Grappa, 32 Penang, 33 Anchor, 34 Ebony.

DOWN: 1 Petrel, 2 Grackles, 3 Bessemer, 4 Ecuador, 5 Euclid, 6 Sorrel, 7 Limner, 13 Sepia, 15 Ghi, 16 Yeats, 18 Ate, 20 Paraguay, 21 Nuthatch, 22 Toronto, 24 Stopes, 25 Inroad, 26 Nonage, 28 Lepton.