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  An international council governing a global activity has 12 full members (and almost 100 associate members.) The unclued outer and inner squares comprise 11 of these full members, running continuously in a clockwise direction, starting in the top left corners. As an aid to identifying the members, the puzzle includes a generous sprinkling of three-letter words including a few abbreviations. Across   6. Stamp the date, to start and finish inside. (3)   8. Crazy person goes back for a cask. (3)   9. More wary of Civil War general - the heartless rider. (7) 11. Ancient writing tiles of warped oak imprison dreadful rats. (7) 13. Back me – I’ll form an old record company. (3) 14. Minibus has sharp point. (3) 15. Riding crop or fishing pole. (3) 16. Short lines get points about some lengths. (4) 17. Film on copper surface is made by two people. (6) 19. Sets of nets as shown by split in dual screen. (6) 22. Kind of acid to turn radium into carbon, ...
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Across   1, 4. Penny is not, roughly speaking, the person of great purity - so beautify the already beautiful. (5,3,4) 11. Response to “stoke the woodstove” or preparing to use computer. (5) 12. Mistaken for headless German master – nothing new to you and me. (9) 13. I’m in turmoil. (3) 14. Drug swallowed with impish enjoyment to get a jellied food. (5) 15. Cinema to be shown in an intellectual manner. (8) 18. Insult can incapacitate. (7) 19. Monitor pedophile, partly to cause damage. (7) 21. Traditional drama, from the outset, never offers Homer. (3) 22. Couple with king sat about awkwardly, taking the most negative view. (2,5) 25. Flint arrowhead comes from fairy, at a guess. (3-4) 27. Do great things to start out in Scotland, and with heart – it’s in mouth! (8) 30. Linked verse made by Robert Aytoun, taking in Little England. (5) 32. Yes, in Fife, it’s said to be an organ. (3) 33. See 36 ac. 34. Neck parts from an indefinite number of primates. (5...
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  Across 7. Treacherous person is employed by plumber with his strange, different way. (5-2-3-5)   9. Herb takes some risk to see mythical serpent. (8) 10. Extremely poor old boy. Unhappy soul! (6) 11. Hobbes’ sea serpent. (9) 13. Tree with a snake... (3) 15. …and a starting price for another snake. (3) 16. Monster with serpent’s tail has tea with me and an artist. (7) 18, 20 ac. Ethiopian prince goes after swan for snakes. (6) 21. Turn sour – or boo the serpent with foot in mouth. (9) 25. Pike of oriental length caught plant. (6) 26. A secret’s shared with a viper. (8) 27. Look - check legendary G-man ere Monday, and rest uneasily with mythical Scottish serpent. (4,4,7) Down   1. Repress tide after a point. (5)   2. Scattered Maori meal inside snow vehicle. (7)   3. Famous atoll or very little at all. (6)   4. Broken bone received in raid gone awry - but courteous. (8)   5. Good overhead surface of Scottish face. (5...
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  And the drawn winner for TVLPP 395 is … a first-time entrant!!! The name of Leslie Yonce of Richmond, Virginia was plucked from the Hat and we'll send off a Stephanie cartoon to you Leslie this weekend, although it will surely get delayed in the Christmas mail. Solvers from the USA include, from New Hampshire, Anne & Bruce Smith of Strafford, Randy Taylor, Julie Lindsay, Jim & Joanne Gray, and Larry Reynolds of Rochester, Chris Rogers of Farmington, and Barbara Bierweiler of Ossipee; solving duo Laura Bradford of Florida & Caroline Williams of Texas; Jay Miller of Pasadena, Calif.; Ta mara Brenner of Elmhurst, Ill.; Tom Wilson of So. Williamsport, Penn., and Rich Pardoe of Houston, Texas. Mark Roberts of Hostert, Luxembourg, Ian Simpson of Edinburgh, Scotland, and Calfan Dary from perennially toasty, but currently moist Anggabaya, Bali, were all in the solvers' Hat, together with, from England. Mark Nichols of Rugby, William Stewart of Leicester, Keith Williams of...
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