CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28530, 8 March 1958, Page 10

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

(BY

SIMON)

Across. I—A loafing-place that is a byword for a- reformed rake. (6) I—A half echo with radio interference is really delightful. (8) 8— I’m in front of an invocation to the counter, thus giving a line (of pressure beer, perhaps?) (6) 9 What Rank would like to land with his first cast? (8) 12— When she ccfrnes out. an Italian poet catches a returning underground train to get her. (9) 13 — Part of the litter caused by aid from the west. (5) 14— Fuchsias (or at least their beginnings) may be trained to reach it. (4) 15 — Could this be stretched to make a suitable sail, etc? (7) 18—Bill should choose this surname, as an advertisement for his staying-power. (7) 20—A fairy that could be a real pest at ice-hockey. (4) 22—A cinema director who brought the house down? (5) 24 The instruction to first catch your hare might give this dog a shock. (9) 25 A member of it went aloft in a whirl and was ill inside. (8) 26 They are the salt of the university and finish back in.' (6) 27 Well Gallicised with a broken nail every now and then. (8) 28— Would ice act differently under the influence of this acid? (6) x

Down 1— Game where the pupils are kept in the dark. (5, 4,4) 2 Suitable epithet for a doorman called Clark? (6) 3 Lamb apparently became a hogget as a result of this nourishment! (5, 4) 5 An indication to motorists at the other end of a Manx road? (4-3) 6 In gaming its worth can be deduced. (5) 7 These are suitable for raising dirt from torn nets. (8) 10— One who reads a medical dictionary for pleasure. (13) 11— A second’s rest from fighting. (4) 16— May describe a Hokonui resident. addicted to some form of hill cocoa. (9) 17— Pullet sounds a suitable origin for a merry thought. (8) 19 — First-class beer is a rising symbol of royalty. (7) 20 — Look noble. (4) 21— A mountaineer mjght wear a decoration in his suit for attaining it. (6) 23—A period in power that was . apparently a feature of Noah’s term. (5)

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