CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27896, 18 February 1956, Page 11

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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Across 1. A good alibi for a drunkard? (10) 6. A pass from the right literally. (4) 9. Lamb's famous home. <lO/ 10. The key to learning in the U.S.A. (4). 12. Let in a river to wipe out. (6) 13. Helps to form a beast. (5) 16. Material, consisting mostly of two stripes. <9> 19. A noble with nothing in his granary. <5) 20. Not far from a bull. (5) 21. A ship "for my weal,” the pilgrim? <9) 22. The spice of adventure in many poems. (5) 23. Grasped by the ignorant—but only for a short time. (6) 28. Run wrong about. (4) 29. Warning'. <10) 30. Bird songs at nesting time? (4) 31. Valuation. (10) Down 1. The lighter side of wicket-keep- : ing. (4) ••

2. It plays a very small part in a mutiny. (4) 3. High official of former days. (5) 4. Instil an untidy loafer in America that is about. (5) 5. Fun for foals—and often fools. (9) 7. Important figures in country districts. (10) 8. The butler upsets his ales in hil room for a joke. (10) 11. Dance for a bet? <6) 14. Oriental contrast. < 10) 15. Trains may go off the rails in a Tory entourage, but it’s only temporary. (10) 17. Jack might have met her up the beanstalk. <6) ]B. Furious Greek goddesses. (9) 24 Found with treasure commonly. (5) 25. Dishonoured sirloins. (5) 26. A bad habit difficult to shake off. <4) _ 27. Measure of speed necessary for a tie. (4)

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