Those readers of U Magazine who keenly look forward to its crossword puzzle will be noticing, in the current issue, that the grid does not match the clues.
We do apologise for the error. And to ensure that members don’t miss the chance to take part, we’re presenting the correct grid here, with the clues – for you to print out, complete and send in.
If you don’t have a printer, we’re happy for you to simply write out the solution (as 1 down, 7 across, etc…) and send that instead.
Nursery Rhymes by Caper
One for the gardeners – clues are presented in rhyming couplets for amusement only
Across
7 Stare at the guy in the posh summer hut (6)
8 Ugly rashes from these tools that can cut (6)
9 Small county where the flowers live (4)
10 …and one, possibly, promiser could give (8)
11 Police notice a plant for the poisons chest (7)
13 Take tour round hospital – to get minute pest (5)
15 Part of shed germinating haw? (5)
17 Savoy, perhaps, used in coleslaw (7)
20 Blue flower possibly bare in hell (8)
21 Bats, bananas, and seeds – covered in shell (4)
23 Gin put out for the root crop yield (3-3)
24 Shrub from Arizona found on a field (6)
Down
1 Second-rate beer made from bundle of hay (4)
2 Add herbs to a dish, in March, April and May? (6)
3 Round splats of dung – sticky and smelly (7)
4 Lavender – and to the cook it’s a jelly (5)
5 19’s about right for where the fire goes (6)
6 Laying a lawn and acting the nose (8)
12 Climber lost list – and mace too (8)
14 Horse and page added to stew? (3,4)
16 Vegetables found on the golf course’s flat parts (6)
18 Big deal ? Not in this Japanese art (6)
19 Old PM on Dartmoor, say (5)
22 One branching out in a limitless way? (4)
Send your completed crossword, plus name and address to: U Prize Crossword, UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY, to arrive by Thursday 14 April.