FACTFINDER’S CROSSWORD

HUGH JOHNSON

This week’s prize: a Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus set, to the first correct entry opened at random. Entries must be received by Thursday. Cut out the crossword panel and send to: Factfinder’s Crossword, The Scotsman, Level 8, Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road, Edinburgh, EH4 2HS.. Normal Johnston Press rules apply: www.johnstonpress.co.uk/jpplc/competition

LAST WEEK’S WINNER: Mrs Ros Roxburgh, Selkirk

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION:

ACROSS: 3 Airth, 8 Bangor, 9 Amides, 10 Vizier, 11 Stirling, 12 and 29 Outrun, 13 Tacoma,14 Elkhound, 17 Seraphs, 19 Cat’s-paw, 23 Agiotage, 27 Esther, 30 Organdie, 31 Aarhus,32 Aeneas, 3 Elides, 34 Sonar.

DOWN: 1 Kariba, 2 Agricola, 3 Arbroath, 4 Rouster, 5 Hawick, 6 Rialto, 7 Vernon, 13 Tosca, 15 and 18 Hotpot, 16 Dewar, 20 Adenauer, 21 Saturnia, 22 Yerevan, 24 Garden, 25 Onager,26 Aldiss, 28 Etudes.