Saturday 30 September 2023

Crossword Centre Prize Puzzle October 2023

 Strauss Work? by Chalicea

30 lies between 15 and 36 (all unclued). Solvers must appropriately shade 26 cells including the correct state, and obey a further instruction given by corrections of misprints appearing in the definition parts of 18 clues. 

 Across
    1    Southern conservative local taxes involving regularly well-set villeins (10)
    10  Barn's moved into depths of wood, space being of short tenure for starters (6)
    15    See preamble (2 words)
    17    Advantage to whatever degree arranged (5)
    19    Tacky mischarge, supported by unlawful mind-set (5)
    20    Curved shape in bark removed from deciduous conifer (3)
    21    Husband taken in by former shaper (5)
    22    Diminish, we're told, pet exercise (6)
    24    Information concerning literary style (5)
    25    Units of acceleration maintaining heart of patronage for Jags (5)
    26    One French king, top of pate trimmed, not peruked (6)
    29    Court in school returned, singing in harmony (6)
    30    See preamble (three words)
    33    Creatively cheer a maiden met in Dublin (7)
    34    Hillside facing glacial flow seen principally to be in violent commotion (5)
    35    Dark side claims coffers (4)
    36    See preamble (3 words)

Down
    1    Formation in cave of mostly tainted glassy rock base losing initial mass (8)
    2    About difficult deals comprehending ordinary volume of work (8)
    3    Masterly Scots lassie dancing around (6)
    4    Short like playlet, regularly cut (3)
    5    Scotch egg mash was valid, enthralling university (4)
    6    Wild Filipino creature's endlessly traumatic wandering (7)
    7    Without one of sex functions associated with a circle (4)
    8    Critically examine sulphur and tin (4)
    9    Beetle's way out, it's said (4)
    10    Beheld European constant primarily calculating energy (4)
    11    Holey portion of omelette (3)
    12    Aware of wife being drawn along (5, 2 words)
    13    Shylock dubiously admitting opening of commerce of inferior quality (8)
    14    Very French and mostly out of date art of interfering with another's property (8)
    16    Cold rage about student is a cross blunder (7)
    18    Person hauling mediaeval war machine (5)
    23    Exceptional Hasid, one who has attained perfection (5)
    24    Grand old school hoard (5, two words)
    25    Damaged goods producing an obsolete oath (5)
    27    Character's aces (putting clubs last) (4)
    28    Upset touchy deity representing Jove for the Greeks (4)
    29    Record find - second half lost (4)
    31   Wash up ornamental cutlery stand (3)
    32   Chatter just in the past (3)


To enter this competition, send your entry as an image or in list format describing the final grid, to ccpuzzles@talktalk.net before 8th November 2023. The first correct entry drawn from the hat will receive a book from the Chambers range, which has been donated by Chambers.


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