First correct solution received by email wins a pristine copy of A-Z of Cardiff that I recently found in the attic (published 2016, retail price £14.99, now out of print). …

Usual rules apply. Solution in January ACROSS1 Right, bastard or bust! (9)6 Impenetrable sanctuary in the Chepstow area (5)9 Weather-beaten Del rang back (7)10 Tale of a noted French nobleman …

Solution in January ACROSS9 …and please mince along the seafront (9)10 Odd errand pilot missed in transmission (5)11 Irate old queen gets lost in the country (7)12 Rather badly stained …

Usual rules apply. Solution in January ACROSS1 Alpha male’s wake-up call? (4-1-6-3)7 Play about a broken King Coal (4,4,2,5)8 Female veneer (5)9 Exotic tailpipe in regular use (5)12 Bachelor with …

ACROSS9 Ghastly old queen gets to do little – primarily breed, eat, thieve and hunt (9)10 Creep’s typical behaviour? (5)11 Boy, I set extraordinary weight! (7)12 Protection is worn out …

ACROSS 1 You’re looking at it: the first hybrid of 17 (6) 5 Vroom! Fiat’s uneven heave (5) 9 Time with a batty gnat such as Ann Widdecombe? (9) 10 …

Usual prize for first solution received. Answers in August. Give it a try! ACROSS 9 Try to allocate fair shares in rota (6,3) 10 Try empty Welsh home (5) 11 Try, …

First correct solution received by the end of November wins the usual prize. ACROSS 1 You Welsh on Sunday: into S&M and cleavage! (6) 5 Bloodsuckers’ marks (5) 9 Worth …

Some are elementary ACROSS 1 Senior number 29 in 2 17? (14) 7 Lady PM: “EU PR!” (grouped together in 2 17) (4,5,6) 8 Sarcasm sounds somewhat like number 26 in 2 …

ACROSS 9 Make a little prick mad (a clue: not I) (9) 10 Weighted odds of sombre isles (5) 11 Her majestic art in A-Z compendium (7) 12 Stalked it …