Crossword puzzle

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33060, 30 October 1972, Page 26

Crossword puzzle

Across 1— Hire purchase to suit lazy schoolboys? (4, 5) 8 — She's a bit of a conundrum! (3) 9— Serious stress over letter in French? (5, 6) 11— Jug for the baseball player. (7) 12 — Gloomy doctor on the organ. (5) 13— Release tension on sole. (6) 15— Just the man to take a bow. (6) 17— These may be put on the bed. (5) 18— Mail collection from remote settlement? (7) 20— No turning for the bald driver? (7,4) 22— What the client pays for half the beverage. (3) 23— Chosen ones didn’t walk according to current conductor. (9) Down 2— Breath-taking mode of travel? (3) 3— Replacements for bad ones are expected to be false. (5) 4— Make a note of the best performance to date. (6) 5— The despatcher is about fifty, and thin. (7) 6— No other, then, could be reigning. (2,3, 6) 7— Bring out the meaning of tree print. (9) 10— Work in concert and go on stage to win the girl! (3, 8) 11— Finish quickly: language is no longer taken. (6, 3) 14— Embrace ten getting confused with drink. (7) 16— 4-1 = 1? (6) 19 — Doctrine in the kindergarten, etc. (5) 21— Fellow rises to indicate assent. (3) (Solution tomorrow) r Saturday’s solution Across: 7, Crease: 8. Paltry; 10, Unaware: 11, Reign; 12, Rule; 13, Idled; 17. Trick; 18, Dear; 22. Cross; 23, Numbers; 24, Ragged; 25, Martin. Down: 1, Acquire 2, Penally; 3, Essay; 4, Married; 5, Strip; 6, Lying; 9, Mendicant; 14, Dresser; 15, Memento; 16. Present; 19, Score; 20, Forge; 21, Smear.