Crossword Puzzle

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31662, 24 April 1968, Page 32

Crossword Puzzle

Across 1— Nearly treble. (4-7) 9—She arrives the night before. (3) 10— Be more than in error with less feeling. (9) 11— Roman dates at the end of August—they come and go. (5) 13— Gunfire in the press’ (7) 14— Warning at back of a grotto. (6) 16— Fire and allow to go free. (3,3) 18— What makes the hero aH? Bad ventilator? (34) 19— Aromatic plant for a boy. (5) 20— Innocent conjecture about broken till. (9) 21— Confused type on the table? (3) 22 Wild tiger in nets is exciting curiosity. (11) Down 2 Cold stuff encountered in arctic expedition. (3) 3 As made by drivers who are wise old birds? (5) 4 Father leaves the painters and buries the remains. (6) 5 Take some highly alcoholic rum please and collapse. (7) 6 Bans amber change and leaves. (9) 7 Diver’s fee causes explosion at sea? (5-6) 8— Many take a breather having collapsed totally dejected. (11) 12— A roundabout route for amusement. (9) 15— An office given to the French disciple. (7) 17— Cut down to point, being unsparing. (6) 19—Perplexed egghead in most excellent surroundings. (5) 21—Happening to write some of it (3) (Solution Friday) Yesterday’s Solution Across: 1, Safe; 3, Picks out; 9, Alcohol; 10, Niece; 11, Countrywoman; 13, Tariff; 15, Chalet; 17, Cream cracker; 20, Gulch; 21, Cottage; 22, Daybreak; 23, Pets. Down: 1, Staccato; 2, Fichu; 4, Inlays; 5, King of hearts; 6, Overall; 7, Tees; 8, White feather; 12, Starlets; 14, Rurally; 16, Acacia; 18, Knave; 19, Aged.