Crossword puzzle

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32635, 17 June 1971, Page 20

Crossword puzzle

Across 4 Attribute of a writer? (7) 8— Duty-free. (6) 9 Where to find women in retreat (7) 10— I’d call round on horseback. (6) 11— Employed father at first, but didn’t continue. (6) 12— Part of a comedian’s material roasted by the critics? (8) 18— The sort of reading a botanist may be interested in. (8) 20 — Angelic turn of phrase. (6) 21— Properly dressed soldiers are. (2,4) 22 Joined in the race, but without success apparently. (4-3) 23 Released—or shot. (3, 3) 24 Yearned anew for clerical office. (7) Down 1— Caterer may build a row of houses. (7) 2 They are steely-eyed. (7) 3 Group about to fix an old musical instrument. (6) 5 Casting is one of his jobs in the studio. (8) 6 Become exhausted and exit hurriedly. (3, 3) 7 Bearing some fruit, we hear, in the earth. (6) 13— Nocturne? (5, 3) 14— Bar and club. (7) 15— A roue not waiting for his cut? (4-3) 16— Dinner, for example, that is eaten in S. Africa. (6) 17— According to this animal the sailor is in favour. (6) 19— The Danes hold a number, so do we all! (6) (Solution tomorrow) Yesterday’s solation Across: 1, Night and day; 9, Rye; 10, Struck oil; 11, Colts; 13, Plaudit; 14, Arouse; 16, Serbia; 18, Testate; 19, Teeth; 20, Stability; 21, Inn; 22, Speak freely. Down: 2, Ice; 3, Hosts; 4, Abrupt; 5, Declare; 6, Avoidable; 7, Crucial test; 8, Slot machine; 12, Look sharp; 15, Stamina; 17, Relief;' 19, Thyme; 21, 111.