Crossword puzzle

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32764, 15 November 1971, Page 24

Crossword puzzle

Across 6 A barber no one wants to come. (7) 7 Get on a governing body. (5) 9 Black and blue Roman figures. (5) 10— Impressive work by the bookmaker. (7) 12— Agony produced by gout, for example? (7, 4) —Notification that something is about to blow up? (4, 7) 18— One trip organised to benefit the consumer. (7) 19— In a ship a sailor plays a prominent part. (5) 21— It’s even reversible. (5) 22 We enter a terse arrangement with less bitterness. (7) Down 1— Direct transport. (5) 2 Ancient Greeks were riddled by it, and sometimes died of it! (6) 3 Go up and down. (3) 4 Come to put a map away? (4, 2) 5 Wild at having it turned into foreign currency. (7) 8— How French it is to pass remarks about something. (7) 11— Teach one to interrupt (5, 2) 13— Head cover from the rain. (7) 15— One of two, or one in three re-organised. (6) 16— Lower the gin to her. (6) 17— A solemn profession. (5) 20— Admit it’s different now. (3) (Solution tomorrow) Saturday’s solution Across: 1, Precedents; 7, Extra; 8, Opposes; 10, Linguist; 11, Pier; 13, Refuel; 15, Stay up; 17, Bide; 18, Yes and no; 21, Enlists; 22, Drink; 23, Present day. Down: 1, Put on; 2, Erasures; 3, Egoist; 4, Espy; 5. Testify; 6, Deplorable: 9. Scrapbooks; 12, Stranded; 14. Fiddler; 16, Reason; 19, Daily; 20, Asps.