Autumn/Winter 2023 Prize Quiz: Winner and Answers

Hilbre Island, the answer to question 4 in the quiz. Photo: Peter Craine  

The autumn/winter 2023 prize quiz featured 50 cryptic clues to the names of islands or island groups that are part of the British Isles. The entries have been marked and the winner from the correct entries chosen.

Congratulations to Mrs Julia Needham, of Hope Valley, Derbyshire, who will be receiving a £10 gift voucher.

Here are the answers to those clues:

1. Named after a six-times Olympic gold medallist?  You can find the Old Man here in 29 (3). HOY

2. In 49 an island with strong spirit! (3). RUM

3. A Clyde island? No, a Welsh one! (6). CALDEY

4. Greeting Pound concerning this English island. (6). HILBRE

5. Beccy unable to stir without little Cyril in 26. (9). BENBECULA

6. One of 21, shares its name with a garment and a cow... (6). JERSEY

7. ... and another one of 21, also shares its name with a garment and a cow. (8). GUERNSEY

8. Silence and French territory in this group. (8). SHETLAND

9. High tension under hairpiece – sounds colourless! (5). WIGHT

10. Dress up to ruin drag here in Scotland! (8). GRUINARD

11. Shakespeare, for example? Looking back, yes. (7). BARDSEY

12. Television company, oriental, one of 49. (4). SKYE

13. What do I hear? Someone calling a taxi? Or frozen rain falling? No, an island! (7). HAYLING

14. Sport associated with All England, Wimbledon, without Radiohead. (6). COQUET

15. I start rearing African antelope. (7). IRELAND

16. A winter illness in 15. (6). ACHILL

17. Island fern I uprooted here. (11). LINDISFARNE

18. You are unlikely to find a coconut shy, ghost train or waltzer here! (4). FAIR

19. Chap with three legs?..... (3). MAN

20. ..... Part of one of those legs? (4, 2, 3). CALF OF MAN

21. Tune your television to this group? (7). CHANNEL

22. Low pitch sound of popular music. (4, 4). BASS ROCK

23. One of 49, reportedly first person to possess article. (4). IONA

24. Dad Raymond, has taken in direction to one of 29. (4, 7). PAPA WESTRAY

25. Short holy person follows international organisation, one of 8. (4). UNST

26. EU brothers die in excitement in this group. (5, 8). OUTER HEBRIDES

27. Personnel with article, one of 49. (6). STAFFA

28. This one of 21 came out of Noah’s Ark! (4). SARK

29. Group caused excitement for New York, but not Washington initially. (6). ORKNEY

30. Would you like to visit this one in 15? Rather! No hesitation! Nothing back to follow. (7). RATHLIN

31. This one is shut out roughly in 26. (5, 4). SOUTH UIST

32. Mostar rebuilt here, near JoG? (6). STROMA

33. Sounds daft! (6). SCILLY

34. Controversially, I target Brian. (5, 7). GREAT BRITAIN

35. Contemplate one of 49. (4). MULL

36. Might be right, solid or acute, with South European unknown. (8). ANGLESEY

37. Weary at end of adventure in 49. (5). TIREE

38. Am backing away from the coast in 8, and in 29. (8). MAINLAND

39. English football’s Alf, Welsh football’s Aaron and the CofE’s Michael share its name. (6). RAMSEY

40. I whirl, as sander starts up.  One island or two in 26? (5, 3, 6). LEWIS AND HARRIS*

41. For starters, look under North Devon – you’ll see this one. (5). LUNDY

42. There are several of these: they are entirely islands, so we are told. (4). HOLY

43. Punctuation mark for example, one of 49. (8). COLONSAY

44. Romeo enters the supermarket – one of 33. (6) TRESCO

45. An annelid’s loaf of bread? (5, 4). WORMS HEAD

46. One of 21, well wrapped up in thermal underwear. (4). HERM

47. British railway with that woman – one of 33. (6). BRYHER

48. I am a murderer, one of 49! (5). ISLAY

49. Her Late Majesty, after pub, found ladies to be married, led by His Excellency in this group. (5, 8). INNER HEBRIDES

50. A small river flowed on this one. (5). ARRAN

*We also accepted “Harris and Lewis”, as this is an accepted name for the island, although the letter count is wrong.