Solution to Snatchy: A Christmas Jumbo (unclued lights are in
capitals)
CAROL CLUES: While (48 WHEN) shepherds (14 PASTORS) watched (27 TENDED) . . Ding-dung (21 MONOTONOUSNESS) merrily (64 HAPPILY) on high (66 ALOFT) . . . Hark (4 LIST), the herald angels (44 MESSENGERS). . . happy (16 CHEERED) morn (81 AURORA) . • . three (72 TRIPLED) ships (41 AMMIRAL. 47 SNOW, 75 BATTLE-CRUISERS). The singers were II MINSTRELS.
ACROSS: 1 0 LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM 17 espousers 18 kedge 19 barren 22 meritorious 25 chewet 28 explosive rivet 29 serape 30 preen 34 noser 35 tyger 36 rag-wool 37 eider-duck 39 sinapisms 4_ heigh 45 emerods 49 ashore 51 ensure 53 Rhus 54 Blodwen 56 vindemiate 57 geste 61 barbicans 63 idealiser 68 eared 73 flood 74 escarp 76 errors 77 undersealed 79 petrographical 82 slide 83 vigilante 84 Persian 85 altesse 86 THE TENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS.
DOWN: 1 overmastered 2 lessened 3 tholi 5 tarsiers 6 oreology 7 Begonia s throned 9 leasing 10 HERE WE COME A-WASSAILING 12 A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR-TREE 13 multipara I5 troupers 20 drop-outs 23 isogamous 24 overissued 26 mages 31 cameo 32 swaged 33 moormen 38 charabancs 40 Igor 43 indecorum 46 redips 50 intrepidness 52 small 54 breeders 55 leader 58 blessedly 59 finch 60 three-part 62 selenate 65 introrse 67 frigidly 69 rose-fish 70 green tea 71 retreat 78 apart 80 titi.
Winners: First prize (£50): Geoff Jones, Hitchin, Herts; Runners-up (f20 each): Mike Whiteoak, Cheadle, Cheshire, and Charles Cruickshanks, Glasgow; Book prizes: Bill Anderson, London W6; Roy Davenport, Stockport; G. F. Elston, Guildford; J. M. Eunson, Edinburgh; Denis D. Frost, Balcombe, W. Sussex; Brian S. Glyde, Uppingham; Richard Higson, Winchester; Nicholas Hussey, Overton, Hants; G. T. Howard, Hitchin, Herts; Mrs M. Purdie, Cupar, Fife; Charlotte, Lady Reay, Melrose, Roxburghshire; Mrs P. M. Thornley, Kinoulton, Notts.
Previous page
