LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
FORMULAONEH EGRANTSNAVE ROEDITSITED RACECRISING AFOLKESTONE RIRUNITINGH I ND IANATALU RA IDMENCLAN ALNE EDCHUBT RAGE STEEP L E ECAMBRIDGE R
ACROSS 2 and 7 he cantered over old turf in exhausting trial of strength (3,4,2,6) 11 In the past, he fiddled about in charge of Rome (4) 12 Come up with top price for auction item (4) 13 It’ s all connected, but keep it in the family (8) 15 Pitch used by some newcastle and Sunderland players (4) 17 Was quite emotional when transferred to another club (5) 18 Centre-back able to plug the gap (7) 21 Turns tiles used by all of the spectators (5) 22 Reflect on ideal model, on paper (6) 23 Cough up togo through the 21 across to see the match (3) 24 Account anti na central American team, at the end (2) 25 Sash worn by old ham, brighton and Ipswich, initially (3) 26 Slow to organise the sheffield Wednesday players (4) 28 Be steadfast, perhaps, when under canvas (6) 30 Favourites come back to proceed at pace (4) 31 Appeal for help from first officer on board ship (3) 32 Pay for workers, at last, to get some therapy (9)
DOWN
1 Getting a job, as it were, at the end of the race (7,4) 2 Did a young singer win the league, the cup and the league cup? (6) 3 One with a gift to search for promising young prospects (6,5) 4 Small group of players about to start performing (3) 5 Dispatch es some balls to the boundary, maybe (10) 6 Had to end up being recorded when famous (5) 7 Relaxed method used by stroke in the pool (9) 8 African distance runner cut short, so failed to score (3) 9 Defends record of successful players from last year (9) 10 A common fellow in a top Highland League team (4) 13 Reads about buildings being pulled down (5) 14 Toy with the leading team in the table (3) 16 Head off old aberdeen star, about to take the field (6) 19 Series of 18 each day, of course (6)
20 Did a reporter present a legal document to the Queen? (6) 27 Health resort in europe, but not in Spain (3) 29 Did heavy weight end up in
Darlington? (3) Last week’s winner of £30 Love To Shop vouchers was: Roger Lyon, South Gillsland Road, Edinburgh Entries to: Crossbar competition, The Scotsman, 30 Queensferry Road, Edinburgh EH4 2HS. The winner’s name and solution will be published next Monday. The Scotsman Publications Ltd employees and their families are not eligible. The Editor’s decision is final.