BARE BONES

WIN A COlliNS eNgliSh DiCTiONARY AND TheSAuRuS SeT, AND A BRADFORD’S CROSSWORD SOlveR’S DiCTiONARY

Our Bare Bones Crossword is unique because you have to complete the grid – numbers and squares – as well. We have inserted four black squares and four clue numbers to get you going. The crossword has a fourway symmetry: both top and bottom and left and right match, so you can fill in 12 more squares straight away. There is a prize of a Collins English Dictionary and Thesaurus set, and a Bradford’s Crossword Solver’s Dictionary. Send your solution to: Bare Bones Puzzle No 927, The Mail on Sunday, PO Box 3451, Norwich NR7 7NR. Entries must arrive by Friday, January 24 (photocopies not accepted). The winner’s name will be published on February 9 from the first correct entry drawn.

Winner of Bare Bones No 923: C. Blackburn, of Crigglestone, West Yorkshire. Winner of Bare Bones No 924: Sharon Ingle, of Wymondham, Norfolk. NAME .................................................................................................................................. ADDRESS ............................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................................ POSTCODE .................................... TELEPHONE ........................................................... Across 7 Part of Switzerland is able to put on weight 8 Involve getting directions to follow 11 Evangelist removes front to reveal old ship

12 Pilot reaches starting point by way of hill 13 Say nothing – it shows selfimportance

14 Elevator is illuminated with loud interior 15 Attempt to use a knife 20 Pig doesn’t finish as a snake 21 Engineers get contract free

22 Not going back a great deal

23 Nowadays only change something slightly

24 Type of footprint left in element Down 1 Bunch of eccentrics reveals gaming equipment (Three words) 2 Warts developing on the tube

3 Block terribly vain student

4 Stop cooking with European sauce 5 Resentful about time in American outlet

6 Tree fashioned into seat for emergency premises (Two words)

9 Native Australian method has fun returning

10 Aerial attack going down badly

16 Row of similar guests 17 Philosopher quietly changes a lot

18 Drunken chat after head of broadcasting gets consignment 19 Endlessly remote manoeuvre underground