Guardian Prize 28,847

[Orthrus]

I'm having trouble placing anything in the grids - I've got quite a few of the answers, but I've hit a wall, in that there's 2 12-letter answers, both of which I've solved, but which appear to not have a space in the grids that they fit into. One of them (QUERCUS RUBRA) splits into two words of 7 letters and 5 respectively, but the other one (TELEPRINTERS) doesn't break in any way that make two viable words - do I just split it into workable gaps anyway? Seems a bit unsatisfying.

[JJ109]

They go in the H crossword
Quercus Rubra is in an across answer in the 4th line down and Teleprinters is in the 4th row from the bottom

[Orthrus]

I hadn't realised the grids weren't identical!

Thanks!

[JJ109]

Can you help please, My last answer required in the"H" grid

Small fire out in the grate, finally (6) E _ T _ N _
(It should be a thematic answer, ie a Christian name)

[Orthrus]

I'm afraid you're way ahead of me - I've got just over half of them, but not enough to start placing them in the grids.

[Orthrus]

Can you at least clarify for me: is there a themed answer for every letter of the alphabet? That would help me to assign some more to a grid, if that's the case.

[JJ109]

It appears so. I have not finished the other grid yet, but every letter so far has a themed answer.

[jazzgirl]

jj I have Eithne

[Orthrus]

One more question: does GANDALF count as a Christian name for the purposes of this crossword?

[roslyn251254]

No the other G is the name....

I have Eithne too ...anagram of in the + E (from end of gratE)

[jazzgirl]

Orthrus That is the wizard I have

[roslyn251254]

...defn is "little fire"

[JJ109]

Thanks Jazzgirl and Roslyn - should have got that as I had an aunt called Ethne

[Orthrus]

Are LIANNA and CORNELIA both correct?

[JJ109]

I have Lianna (n(name) in liane (alternative for liana)
Cornelia - yes

[JJ109]

LiannE

[thestath]

Cornelia yes....Lianna needs a slight change

[roslyn251254]

yes LiannE and Cornelia

[Orthrus]

I think I'm almost there: I've placed everything; all I can't get is in the top half of the second grid: LO?E?/M???E?T?, I??A?S?A? and SA?????, which I can probably get with the crossing letter from the other two.

Am I right so far?

[JJ109]

Sabrina anagram of basin a r(iver) and is associated with the Severn

Intarsias

[Orthrus]

And... Lower Mordents? Not something I would have known, but the construction makes it fairly obvious.

Thanks for all your help. I feel bad about asking this much, but at least I managed to place most of them myself.