SOLUTION TO CROSSWORD No 39 – September 24

Across: 3 Aspidistra 9 Hoof 10 Lilac 12 The 13 Tempest 16 Ache 18 Brat 20 World 22 Douglas 23 Diamond 25 Leven 26 Mess 28 Eros 31 Century 34 Cup 35 In the 37 Mood 38 Wilderness. Down: 1 Chat 2 Room 4 Salsa 5 Ill 6 Inch 7 Tutor 8 Agent 11 Itch 14 Emotive 15 Phlomis 17 Eton 18 Biggest 19 Amateur 21 Once 24 Loch 26 Macaw 27 Sepal 29 Seeds 30 Time 32 Upon 33 Yoda 36 Tin. Hidden clues: ‘The Biggest Aspidistra in the World’ (sung by Gracie Fields).

Winner of crossword No 39 is Alison Milner, from Shimpling, Suffolk.