Crossword

...just for fun!

ACROSS

1 Reduce lawn codes in proportion! (5,4) (anag) 7 The highest chain of mountains in Europe, and up which a mountainous plant may grow! (4) 8 First half of the common name of the subject of this week’s Miscellany! (4) 9 Salix lapponum is known as the ___land willow (3) 11 Consumed, as in the middle of the first part of the name of this magazine! (3) 12 Spying a spud bud! (3) 13 ‘Paul’s Himalayan Musk’, ‘The Garland’ and ‘Albéric Barbier’ are all varieties of this type of rose (7) 14 Old bath, these days mainly used for plants on the patio (3) 15 Mode of transport found within the rowan tree genus! (3) 16 National Farmers’ Union (1,1,1) 18 The gorse genus (4) 19 Second half of the common name of the subject of this week’s Miscellany! (4)

20 Ahem – icy or not, this is Annona cherimola, a tropical fruit often referred to as ‘custard apple’ (9) (anag)

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2 Purple-leaved forms of Fagus sylvatica are collectively known as these (6,5) 3 This Sicilian volcano is also a variety of astilbe and potentilla (4) 4 Common name for Ilex verticillata, a dense form of holly (11) 5 Genus name of the subject of this week’s Miscellany! (9) 6 Pest SOS – we know these to be Annona squamosa, a tropical fruit often referred to as ‘sugar apples’ (9) (anag) 9 A citrus melon! (5) (anag) 10 Rice dish made popular with Indian cuisine (5) 17 Archipelago of some 800 islands in the South Pacific, while Pritchardia pacifica is the ____ fan palm (4)

KEYWORD TO WORD SEARCH 446 (AG 15 DECEMBER): WEATHERVANE AND THE WINNER IS: BRYAN KENDALL, OSSETT, WEST YORKSHIRE