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(Solution to No. 836)
Clues Across 8. Treason’s guise for one who agrees (8). 7. Strangely enough, nothing in the fog gets damp (5). 8. Could he be calm when this sauce is stirred (8). 10. Part of the equipment of every Shakespearian villain (5). 11. The more it’s beaten, naturally, the stiffer it gets (3, 5). 12. Just the diet for the rascally hero of "The Wind in the Willows" in one of his periodical scrapes? (4, 2, 3, 4). 17. Mustard,-for instance (3, 5). 18. If you reverse the bobbin, would these be the result? (5).
19. "He that fights and May turn and fight another day" (18th century rhyme) (4, 4). 20. Expression of indignation not seemly in a sinner, nor in a saint (5). 21. When high water is lowest in a deep tin (8).
Clues Down . Stormy result of a fuss after rent (7). Venomous __ serpent on a circuitous ride reached a great height (7). . You’d need this to hold eight fans, especially if you were using them all! (7, 2, 4). Thanks to the legislator, I take a little company to this Mexican river (7). . Rile Eve? On the contrary, put an end to her anxiety (7). . He was ordered to make part of the ship’s bows (5). . Earthen mixture in a Persian city (7). . An insect, standing on a girl standing on her head, puts out a feeler (7),
14. Within to the Romans (5). 15. If her foot was cut off, would she take the resulting drug? (7). 16. "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the shall lie down with the kid" (Isaiah 11) (7).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 36, Issue 915, 22 February 1957, Page 8
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285"THE LISTENER" CROSSWORD New Zealand Listener, Volume 36, Issue 915, 22 February 1957, Page 8
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