Crossword Puzzle
Across 1— No sleeping partner would be so described. (4-5) 8— To be a rival shortens the aspect. (3) 9 Mine crashed—goods all over the place. (11) 11— Sharpen a pen to show candour. (7) 12— Familiarity has cut short the piece. (5) 13— Experts as seen around the department. (6) 15— Assorted notes—about fifty—Purloined. (6) 17— Prone to be speaking falsely. (5) 18— Entire change about the head of undisciplined following. (7) 20— What they produce will be fashioned to a certain figure. (5-6) 22 Partly believed the first woman. (3) 23 Bird—or beach musician? (9) Down 2 Some of the niceties to decorate the cake. (3) 3 Feels discomfort coming from the chase. (5) 4 A row, we hear, gets on one’s nerves. (6) 5 Descriptive term for definite article in Eastern mine. (7) 6 -Topple on top of the weighing-machine. (11) 7 Is a man who shows this a sorry sight? (9) 10— Instrument for discovering mountain-chains? (5-6) 11— Chief rows highlighted in the press. (9) 14— She’s a wild cat. (7) 16— Establishment run by barmen? (6) 19— Hobo to catch around the capital of Minnesota. (5) 21— What oarsmen do, we hear, for fishy food. (3) (Solution Tomorrow) Saturday’s Solution Across: 7, One-way: 8, Proper; 10, Blubber; 11, Curve; 12, Rash; 13, Aster; 17. Crown; 18, Mesh; 22, Thing; 23, Rubicon; 24, Cicada; 25, Raceme. Down: 1, Forbore; 2, Request; 3, Mamba; 4, Bracket; 5, Spare; 6, Order; 9, Crossword; 14, Tragedy; 15, Reached; 16, Chancel; 19, Stick; 20, Wince- 21 Abeam.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31725, 8 July 1968, Page 20
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259Crossword Puzzle Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31725, 8 July 1968, Page 20
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