Crossword puzzle

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32862, 10 March 1972, Page 20

Crossword puzzle

Across I—Fireside game? (5) 4—Disappear right inside the coat (7) 8— Belief which has nothing to fasten. (7) 9— Point in stuff—delicious stuff! (5) 10— Eat it and keel over. (4) 11 — Stronghold in favour of a lock. (8) 13— Note diminutive but shining light. (4) 14— Nice and cosy when the shooting party returns. (4) 16— Peaceful, having hurried into slightly ruffled bedspread. (8) 17— Throw stones at trappers? (4) 20— Rebuke which I decided to give partially. (5) 21— Ban amber, change to go. (7) 22— Vessel and her condition after unloading. (7) 23— Do we hear it pass by in the garden? (5) Down 1— Doubtful poser and partly grammatical. (13) 2— Ignore first letter when you utter cutter. (5) 3— Artist not out because of it? (4) 4— Finish in five or he may sell to you. (6) 5— Reading out and issuing another summons. (8) 6— Beg Eric to form a huge cold mass. (7) 7— Best place for sweetheart of two households. (4, 5,4) 12— -Victorious result of pursuit after study. (8) 13— -Harsh note assessment (7) 15— Longitudinal article in ship. (6) 18— Nearly? Nearly! (Before 23, we hear). (5) 19— Border on a verbal objection. (4) (Solution tomorrow) Yesterday’s solution Across: 3, Shipwreck; 8, Urns; 9, In transit; 10, So-long; 11, Rayon; 14, Recur, 15, Mesh; 16, Tries; 18, Lass; 20, Tulip; 21, Meets; 24, Skewer; 25, Addressee; 26, Anon; 27, Card-table. Down: 1, Cursorily; 2, Anglicanism; 4, Hang; 5, Parka; 6, Ransom; 7, Coin; 9, Inert; 11, Rails; 12, Nell Gwynn; 13, Chaperons; 17, Stake; 19, Seared 22, Tosca; 23, Idea; 24, Seal.