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Crossword news: I have spoken before of Eric Westbrook’s programme of crosswords for the blind. The next big crossword event is going to feature one of the 3D crosswords whose proceeds go to the BBC’s CiNA (Children in Need)

A 3D Bloggers and Setters in Cheltenham – August 6th

The next Bloggers and Setters get-together will be held in Cheltenham on Saturday August 6^th starting at 1.00 pm – venue to be decided and details to follow.

A range of prize puzzles in both 2D and 3D will be available to fill in the gaps between refreshment and conversation, but the Premier Event will be

“The All-England RNIB 3D Crosswords Cup”

This will include a very brief introduction and a warm-up round to get into 3D gear.

There are three categories of entry – individual, pairs and teams. If you enjoy solving in good company and are slightly worried about the 3D aspect, why not consider being in a pair or a team? This will be great fun. The Cup will be presented for the fastest (correct!) solution of the main puzzle. Winners of the two slower categories will receive an appropriate memento of the occasion.

The competition will be run in such a way as to guarantee a fair result within two hours of serious fun. This will be the first time for such a competition and your participation and feedback will be greatly valued.

It would be of great assistance to the organisers if you could indicate your interest to attend in an email to Eric Westbrook.

It would be brilliant to see you in Cheltenham.

Alphabetical General Knowledge Crossword by Chalicea

Solutions begin with the letter indicated and must be fitted into the grid, jigsaw fashion. If you prefer to download a pdf of the clues and grid, click on this link which will take you to the Crossword Compiler website.

A Consisting of segments held together by joints (11)

B Pledged to be married (9)

C Venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood (6)

D Of behaviour reminiscent of a violent hooligan of the type portrayed by Anthony Burgess in his Clockwork Orange (8)

E Discarded electrical equipment (1-5)

F Of a cell in cartilage tissue from which fibrous tissue is formed (12)

G A pavement-side seller of cheap worthless objects (6-3)

H Lack of civilisation long ago (11)

I A general equilibrium of the forces tending to elevate or depress the earth’s crust (8)

J Yes indeed! (2,4)

K A follower of the economic theories of an English economist who advocated the use of government monetary and fiscal policy to maintain full employment without inflation (1883-1946) (9)

L In Roman Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls (such as infants and virtuous individuals) (5)

M Sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine (8)

N Related to a birthmark or pigmented spots (7)

O The ohmic resistance of a conductor (7)

P Large globular fruits having many seeds with juicy red pulp in a tough brownish-red rind (12)

Q A search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria (5)

R Little radiating lines of parts (7)

S Sweetened red wine and orange or lemon juice with soda water (7)

T Any of a set of (usually 72) cards that include 22 cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc.; used by fortunetellers (5)

U Not accustomed (6)

V A support for a plant in bearing grapes (4-4)

W In an engaging manner (9)

X A small three-masted vessel, with projecting bow stern and convex decks, formerly used in the Mediterranean for transporting merchandise (5)

Y To hiccup, belch or spit (3)

Z An angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions (3).

Here is last week’s solution:

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