Crossword
Significance · 2009
Send your solution to: Significance Crossword Competition, Royal Statistical Society, 12 Errol Street, London, EC1Y 8LX. The competition is sponsored by Wiley (http://www.wiley.com/statistics), who will give the winner £100 to spend on Wiley books. Closing date: May 1st, 2009. The winner will be chosen randomly from the correct entries, and the correct solution published in the June issue. Photocopies are acceptable. 1. HARRIER, anag & lit; 5.SALTANT, SALT + ANT; 9. RELAUNCHING, A in RELUNCHING; 10.PIN, 2 meanings; 11 INTERN, 2 meanings; 12.CUTPURSE, spoonerised put curse; 14. DEFORMATIONAL, FORM + AT + NO I (rev) in DEAL; 17. TRAINSPOTTING, TRAINS + POTTING; 21. POT HERBs, POTHER + BS (bullshit); 23. VIOLIN, and OIL & VIN(egar); 25. Extra Low Frequency, petrol AIR, 2 meanings; 26. PARACETAMOL, PARA + CETA + MOL(e) 27.ERECTLY, RECT(or) in ELY; 28. MORPHIA, PH in MORIA 1. HEROIN, HERO + IN; 2.GULL IE DRELATED, TALE (rev.) in RED; 3. IBUPROFEN, PROF + E, in I BUN; 4. RACK, 2 meanings; 5. STIMULANTS, 2 meanings; 6. LEG UP, cricket sides, mounted; 7. ASPIRIN, AS + 1R in PIN; 8. TENDERLY, TEND, pun on “early”; 13. PREPUBERTY, REP in PUB +anag of TRY with last letter of lemonad(E); 15. INITIATOR, ROTA(rev.) after I + TIN (rev.) + I; 16. STOPPAGE, TOP P (=page=leaf) in SAGE; 18. ALTERNE, TERN in ALE; 19. GALUMPH, LUMP in HAG (rev.); 20. ANGLIA, (g)ANGLIA; 22. EXPAT, 2 meanings referred to; 24. SCAM, SCAM(pi). Winner: Dennis Pollard, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.