COMPETITION
Enter this month’s crossword and you could win one of four Town & Country kneeler and gloves sets worth £34.98 each! Entry form is overleaf
CLUES ACROSS
1 Common name for the ‘pin cushion’ genus such as knautia and succisa (8)
5 Longest African river whose name is commemorated in award-winning delphinium ‘Blue - - - -’ (4)
6 Edible mallow family plant often called lady’s fingers (4)
8 St John’s - - - - or Hypericum perforatum used as a herbal medicine (4)
9 Rough strong cider brewed from fallen or stolen apples (7)
12 Type of hydrangea flatter than the hemispherical mophead (7)
15 Daybreak or ‘- - - -Star’, a variety of lavender-and-white-blooming fuchsia (4)
17 French city lending its name to the late-flowering clematis, ‘Ville de - - - -’ (4)
18 Black - - - -. serious fungal disease often disfiguring leaves of rose plants (4)
19 Name popularly given to any of the eryngium species (3,5)
CLUES DOWN
1 - - - - - pine or Pinus sylvestris, conifer with blue-green needles and scaly bark (5)
2 Cowslip-like meadowland perennial, Primula elatior (5)
3 - - - - in summer, white-bloomed carpetter, Cerastium tomentosum (4)
4 Hardy annual plant, - - - - - - - amoena otherwise called godetia (7)
7 Genus to which cuckoopint belongs (4)
10 Deciduous genus of which bignonioides is the golden Indian bean tree (7)
11 - - - - flower, informal name most often associated with campanula (4)
13 Botanical name of the reptans bugle species (5)
14 Spreading evergreen perennial Viola cornuta or the horned - - - - - (5)
16 ‘Fruits’ of Prunus dulcis and Corylus avellana, for example (4)
WIN X4 KNEELER & GLOVES SETS WORTH £34.98!
Enter this month’s crossword for four chances to win a Pluma Memory Foam Kneeler and Pluma Lux-Fit Gloves set from Town & Country.
This month’s competition prize is a great way to get yourself set for gardening . The ultra-cushioned memory foam kneeler with neoprene water-resistant protection offers support and comfort when completing any gardening or domestic task that requires you to kneel. Its ergonomically designed peanut shape ensures that the support is distributed correctly through the body.
Soft and supple, the Pluma Lux-Fit gloves provide outstanding luxury and protection with extra palm padding, a breathable pattern back and a secure fastening at the cuff for all-round comfort and fit. They are light and luxurious, flexible and superbly fitted – perfect for enjoyable gardening.
● More information can be find online at townandco.com.
SEPTEMBER CROSSWORD SOLUTION
Across: 1 Ridge, 3 Savoy, 6 Celosia, 7 Pinea, 9 Mayo, 12 Lies, 13 Scent, 16 Anchusa, 17 Adele, 18 Apple. Down: 1 Rock, 2
