The Spectator

2458: Bardicarum solution

issue 13 June 2020

The unclued lights Across are Shakespearean LORDS
and the Down ones are LADIES. (The plant ‘lords and ladies’ is an ARUM.)

First prize Giles Cattermole, Orpington, Kent
Runners-up Norman Watterson, Hillsborough, Co. Down; Terry Lavell, London E17

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