Puzzle 2585 appeared on 10 December 2022, an anniversary of HUMAN RIGHTS DAY (at 1 Across) whose letters can be used to make the ten symmetrically placed unclued entries. The UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10-12-48.

First prize Kathleen Durber, Stoke-on-Trent

Runners-up Dr Aidan Dunn, Newton Abbot, Devon; Ian Laming, Chippenham, Wilts