Sunray, my version could be wrong - but it adds up to 15 letters. My highlighting is in the appropriate colours, sort of, and involves the rows you've mentioned. Have a good stare....
Thanks orson and malone.
I finally see it.
The two rows I mentioned are the key.
I know the colour for Row 6 (7 letters) but the last row?
What is the roughly appropriate colour to use?
The colour in the name of the speaker will not show.
Nice puzzle. I have all the thematic stuff, but not these two, which cross.
1d AL??IC A grain harvest, start of change of a region.
15a ?ET?L To take place on hill, what's stimulating to champ with guts. (one letter wrong in definition).