CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28128, 17 November 1956, Page 13

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

[BY

SIMON]

ACROSS 1— I mould Tui’s nut with manifold effect. (13) 10— He might, otherwise crash—look back in the middle—at his exams? (7) 11— What a bowler may give a ball—or do to the batsman? (3-4) 12— If put nearer untidily it may charm. (9) 13— Not a friendly number. (5) 14— Did the Borgias get rid of an unwanted agent by means of this drink? (4) 16—Containers —or energy by means of containers? (10) 19 — may be a running one on one running. (10) 20 — Preliminary move by Dad’s second wife? (4) 23 — Not to try this is good advice to those short of sight? (5) 24 To make a precise curtailment. (9) 26 — “What arose." may be the question —or the exclamation over it. (7) 27 — Are in a nest if very close. (7) 28— A ten across of no degree. (13) DOWN 2 A famous poetic (?) account described the fall of this house. (5)

3 Flowers that seem to suit the mouth? (6) 4 Describes the sound of a burnt lute. (9) s—What Adam should do when Eve spins. (5) 6 It's trifling if you return a weapon to a conservative. <B> 7 Best possible position for the store-pump. (9) 8— Estimate the value in Roman money for the most part. (8) 9 These insults are never abbreviated in a ship. (6) 15—The mate that one should approach for rise on board ship? (9) 17— The craze of one who is lightheaded? (9) 18— If you let brier grow into a mess, this describes the result. (8) 19— They figure largely in current topics! (6) 21— Epithet for a Wren who is little more than a petty officer. (8) 22 Coleridge’s dream place. <B> 24 Enjoin silence on a mat by a gesture. (5) 25 Futile result of having your pet in a dog-fight, (fi) i

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