Crossword puzzle

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32737, 14 October 1971, Page 24

Crossword puzzle

Across 3 Course to be taken by the management? (9) 8— The last men to raise offspring. (4) 9 It had short popularity in the fashion world! (4-5) 10— Emotion shown by love in little ways. (6) 11— A brief for example is for the defence. (5) 14— Goes arm in arm with old flames! (5) 15— Barely visible. (4) 16— Support for an artist. (5) 18— Puts away in great style. (4) 20— What could be finer to conclude? (5) 21— Climb with knotted laces. (5) 24 More than a capital district. (6) 25 Diagrammatic form of catechism. (9) 26 Chapter-head. (4)‘ 27 Agreed on a fresh kind of drink. (9) Down 1— Screw-driver. (9) 2 They may click at dances. (9) 4 Flower girl. (4) 5 Those chosen from the literary circles. (5) 6 Receive and deceive. (4, 2) 7 They are feathered and soar wildly. (4) 9—Doctor takes on a practice, a very timid person. 11— Passage in the cinema is lengthy. (5) 12 — Presumably he looks forward to getting on the board. (4-5) 13— The object wasn’t far from causing an accident? (4, 5) 17— ring up about the shrub. (5) 19— Riddle employed as a means of concealment, perhaps. (6) 22 Give willingly. (5) 23 A cliff fall could possibly be the reason for one. (4) 24 This piper had a youthful following. (4) (Solution tomorrow) Yesterday’s solution Across: 1, Crew; 3, Landlady; 8, Ream; 9, Alastair; 11, Little wonder; 13, Archer; 14, Temple; 17, Disobedience; 20, Existing; 21, Post; 22, Doggerel; 23, EnVy Down: 1, Cart-load; 2, Elastic; 4, Allows; 5, Disinherit; 6, Aware; 7, Yard; 10, Bluebottle; 12, Recently; 15, Pontoon; 16, Seance; 18, Icing; 19, Lead.