Crossword

...just for fun!

ACROSS

1 ‘_________ Improved’ is a well-known and reliable cucumber variety, according to the daily newspaper! (9)

7 An enticement, such as the pellets used in the control of slugs (4)

8 Stem or stalk, especially the jointed stem of the subjects of this week’s Miscellany! (4)

9 Shade or colour, as in the 11 across lily ‘Harvest ___’! (3) 11 Hemerocallis is the ___lily (3) 12 This unknown object in the air is also a cultivar of fuchsia, hosta and iris (1,1,1)

13 The subjects of this week’s Miscellany! (7) 14 Stachys byzantina is commonly known as ‘lamb’s ___’ (3)

15 Expression, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful or appealing, as in artemisia and heartsease (3)

16 Perform the action (of something previously mentioned) yourself, as seen in Saudi, Yemen – and B&Q! (1,1,1)

18 Raspberry ____, blackberry ____ and the subject of this week’s Miscellany! (4)

19 Pottery oven, as in the old rambling rose variety ‘Lime ____’ (4)

20 Pelargoniums are often referred to as ‘bedding ________’ (9)

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2 This David Austin rose is the author of Wuthering

Heights! (5,6) 3 Recognised leader in some field (such as Alan Titchmarsh being a ‘gardening ____’), or a spiritual teacher! (4)

4 Latin name of the wild cherry or gean (6,5)

5 Behaving oneself – in bee code! (9) (anag)

6 It’s crucial to have a no-trip mat! (9) (anag)

9 Pertaining to moisture in the air (5)

10 Dense black-brown hardwood, most often yielded by trees of the diospyros genus – as in the heuchera cultivar ‘_____ And Ivory’ (5)

17 With manganese, zinc, copper and molybdenum, this is a trace element in the soil, needed by plants in very small quantities (4)