Competition crossword – winners

Congratulations to our competition winners, who all got the correct answer: J & J Wiersma, MN, USA; H Kirk, Crawley and A L Jolink, York.

The competition has now closed. However if you still want to complete the crossword, here it is with the solution included.

Thanks to everyone who took part, I hope you enjoyed it, and I’ll see you again soon for another competition.

Certain solutions share a connection. Their clues appear normal, but to resolve ambiguities in the grid the original answer must have one letter replaced and an amended entry entered onto the grid. The discarded letters when arrange address a certain similarity. What is this word? (Highlight here to reveal: VESTMENTS)

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