Classic Challenge

HOW TO WIN...

We dare you to take the Classic Challenge and try to solve this crossword. When you have nished, the letters in the lilac squares, reading from left to right and top to bottom, will reveal a word. Write this word only on the entry coupon.

ACROSS

1 The Chronicles of ---, book series (6) 5 Stomping ground (4) 9 Corn (5)

10 Additional, bonus (5) 11 --- Goldberg, TV presenter (6) 13 Ill-mannered (4) 15 Horse command (4) 16 Treasure Island pirate (4,4,6)

20 Adored superstar (4) 22 Apportion (6) 24 Belonging to them (5) 25 --- Mirren, actress (5) 27 Chief rival (9)

28 Tree branch (5)

30 British lm award (5) 31 Canada's capital (6) 33 Harvest (4)

35 Make a favourable recommendation (3,2,1,4,4)

39 Askew, bent (4)

41 Small drink (4) 42 Tolerates (6)

45 Thrust forward (5) 46 Soothsayer (5) 47 Unwanted plant (4) 48 Gaped sleepily (6)

DOWN

1 Novel (3)

2 Aussie coat of arms animal (coll.) (3) 3 Spanish friend (5) 4 David ---, Pink Panther actor (5)

5 Bindi's mum (5)

6 Charge (3)

7 Salt Lake City's state (4) 8 1942 Humphrey Bogart wartime romance (10)

12 Giraffe's foot (4)

14 English county (5)

15 Jot down (5)

17 Dark red wood (6) 18 French bean (7)

19 Took a pew (3)

21 Lima's country (4) 23 Pizza herb (7)

24 Place of worship (10) 25 Animal of mixed parentage (6)

26 Raise (4)

29 Tiny tropical sh (5) 31 Exterior (5)

32 Alias initials (1,1,1) 34 Soft French cheese (4) 36 Wanderer (5)

37 Petrol ---, fuel meter (5) 38 Egg producer (5) 40 Skating area (4) 41 Condensation (3) 43 Noise, racket (3) 44 Grassy clump (3)