CROSSWORD

RMT helpline 0800 376 3706 :: july/august 2011 :: RMTnews The winner of prize crossword no. 70 is Charlie Hicks. Send entries to Prize Crossword, RMT, Unity House, 39 Chalton Street, London NWI IJD by September 1 with your name and address. Winner and solution in next issue. ACROSS 1 Spaces between tees and greens (8) 6 Place to place one’s bets (6) 9 Train-maker threatened by exporting of Thameslink contract (10) 10 Shopping containers (4) 11 Letter- or report-writers (13) 13 Start (5) 14 Earnest; deeply held (9) 17 What one spends (9) 19 Home of 9 works threatened by export of Thameslink contract (5) 21 Can be broken down or rot naturally (13) 24 Oven for firing pottery (4) 25 One who sells, to the highest bidder (10) 26 Makes nocturnal noises? (6) 27 Bad verse (8) DOWN 2 Basic unit of matter (until it gets split?) (4) 3 What you’ll be doing if your computer freezes (9) 4 Pay and conditions should be, with the union (6) 5 Use paint brush or sponge to create dotted effect (7) 6 Officials who investigate deaths (8) 7 Curved-bladed sword traditionally used by cavalry (5) 8 Establishments for late drinking and dancing (5-5) 12 Make-over expert (10) 15 Medieval mercenary - or self-employed journalist (9) 16 two-dimensional symbolic representations; graphs (8) 18 Looked quickly; deflected (7) 20 Putting (animal) behind bars (6) 22 One who eats - or where one eats (5) 23 Brazilian former footballer - the greatest? (4) £50 PRIZE CROSSWORD No. 72. Set by Elk No. 71 solution... 33 WIN TWO TICKETS FOR THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES Eve Ensler’s hilarious Broadway and West End smash hit is back, featuring a new all star cast including the brilliant Tiana Benjamin (Eastenders), the stunning Louisa Lytton (Eastenders, The Bill) and the sensational Wendi Peters (Coronation Street, Celebrity Masterchef). This hilariously witty and moving collection of stories is an unmissable show for every generation - bring your mum, your best friend, your sister or even your gran – this is the ultimate girls night out… trust us! ‘Laugh out loud FUNNY,’ The Independent “Fresh, and funny” Daily Mail ‘Eve Ensler’s GLORIOUS show is WARM ,OPEN, EXCITING, ENCHANTING and HILARIOUSLY funny! See it even if you haven’t got one’ Sunday Times “Sex has never been funnier or more poignant” New York Times The Vagina Monologues donates a percentage of revenue from ticket sales to V-Day benefiting women’s charities across the world. See www.vaginamonologues.co.uk for more details. To enter this competition and win a pair of tickets please answer the following question: what is the charity that tickets for Vagina Monologues support? Answers must be emailed to: competition@ejfentertainment.com with your name, address and contact telephone number. The winner will be contacted to organise their tickets after the draw on the 1st September 2011.