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[Tellmee]

Guardian Prize Crossword 22 May.

16d. A new Ted in the old Ted? That's how it will all end (4, 5) H?A? D?A?H

I can see (Ted) Heath to give Death as the second word but the first word is beyond me. Any offers?

[bibblebub]

heat death http://dictionary.ref...h?r=75&src=ref&ch=dic

Heath contains (a + anagram of ted) = HE atde ATH

[Tellmee]

Thanks bibblebub. I'd never come across the phrase before. This certainly wasn't anything like as challenging as the Great Man can be. I got through the rest of it quite quickly for an Araucaria prize piece, but I would never have ot this one. Many thanks.