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  And the winner is …   The drawn for TVLPP394 from a score of correct entries is lucky Barbara Bierweiler way up in Ossipee, NH, whose name was plucked from the hat a mere 13 months ago. Perhaps it is fate’s compensation for enduring long months of snow, although this year, the British solvers are probably worse off. We will get a cartoon in the mail to you, Barbara, maybe as early as tomorrow.   Other solvers of this crossword included, from England, Derek Harrison of Pegswood, Nigel Crowley Cooksbridge, East Sussex, Mark Nichols of Rugby, William Stewart of Leicester, Chris Chatwin of Kenilworth, and Keith Williams of Kings Worthy.   Then there is snow-dusted Ian Simpson of Edinburgh, Scotland and Calfan Dary, from where the snow never falls, in Anggabaya, Bali.   Solvers from the USA include Laura Bradford (flying solo this month), Rich Pardoe of Houston, Texas, Tom Wilson of So. Williamsport, Penn., Jay Miller of Pasadena, Calif. (where votes are still be...
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Across   1, 22, 1 dn. It is a century ere Oddfellow impishly lied to us to get work from 6 ac. (3,7,5,2,8)   6. Idle talk concludes with nothing for a Nobelist, familiarly. (4) 10. Spread open in the Gospel, divinely. (5) 11. Odd tales from 6 ac.’s output. 4,5) 12. See 19 ac. 15. See 19 ac. 17. Project with rowdy content. (5) 19, 15 ac., 27 dn., 12ac. Article: Groups of lower rank than family give over maze (with his intervention), from 6 ac. (3,7,2,3,9) 21. Organ stops land us (agitato) around Langley’s organization. (9) 22. See 1 ac. 23. “No,” says the Scot, who’s a bit of a banana eater, (3) 24. Statute based on custom shows ordinary Scottish hill. (6,3) 27. Turning icy hot and sly, like most fish jaws. (9) 29. Forms of both amnesia and composition. (5) 31. Saint with Burmese name and French fatty tissue. (4) 32. See 23 dn.   Down   1. See 1 ac.   2. Supplement a bit of the weekend. (3)   3. Falling short yet coming up with colorful Greek letter. (5...
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  Across    1, 22, 1 dn. It is a century ere Oddfellow impishly lied to us to get work from 6 ac. (3,7,5,2,8)   6. Idle talk concludes with nothing for a Nobelist, familiarly. (4) 10. Spread open in the Gospel, divinely. (5) 11. Odd tales from 6 ac.’s output. 4,5) 12. See 19 ac. 15. See 19 ac. 17. Project with rowdy content. (5) 19, 15 ac., 27 dn., 12ac. Article: Groups of lower rank than family give over maze (with his intervention), from 6 ac. (3,7,2,3,9) 21. Organ stops land us (agitato) around Langley’s organization. (9) 22. See 1 ac. 23. “No,” says the Scot, who’s a bit of a banana eater, (3) 24. Statute based on custom shows ordinary Scottish hill. (6,3) 27. Turning icy hot and sly, like most fish jaws. (9) 29. Forms of both amnesia and composition. (5) 31. Strontium unit and French fatty tissue. (4) 32. See 23 dn.     Down   1. See 1 ac.   2. Supplement a bit of the weekend. (3)   3. Falling short, yet coming up with colorful Gree...
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    7. Salvation Army comes about overdose of Irish bread. (4)   8. Very mournful Portuguese songs? Just a craze for outdoor singing, initially! (5)   9. Hollow oval bread from Middle East – it is seen in Pennsylvania. (4) 12. To whom a tenant pays rent, with adherence to every detail. (2,3,6) 13. Christened, briefly, with breakfast roll in Glasgow. (3) 14, 24 ac. Fire truck needs a few pence for some bread. (12) 15. Soak and lift awkward Greek rugs. (8) 16. Outspoken note on windward side of ship. (5) 18. The beginning starts after long pause halted advance. (5) 22. Wise to tilt up one’s head and grouse. (8) 24. See 14 ac. 27. Ironic sounding bread. (3) 28. To be annoyed at missed chance have crazy Nick see folk. (4,7) 29. This bread is erotic without crusts. (4) 30. Firearm plunder. (5) 31. No Scots with an Indian bread. (4)   Down   1, Chemically, it’s the same but different, so I switch to drink hard and heavily. (7)...
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