"THE LISTENER" CROSSWORD

New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 933, 28 June 1957, Page 8

"THE LISTENER" CROSSWORD

(Solution to No. 854)

‘Clues Across 1. Are they the despair of young American mothers? (7). 5. In full, it’s odd, but beheaded it’s just: the reverse (5). 8. Is this: the catch if you confuse your tutor? (5). 9. Setting an example of erased dealing (7). 10. In spite of its title, this play is not to be sneezed at (3, 5). 11, In. this -_ he precedes the Sappers 13. You may find them on some birds’ and some seals (6) 14, This dance takes only a minute (6). 17 and 19. This bird has a change of ‘luck, and perhaps this is why it turns out to be a 5 down (4, 8).

22. A type of bridge requiring caution? (7). 4 23. "O, it came o’er my ear, like the sweet south, That breathes upon a bank of violets, Stealing, and giving " ("Twelfth Night," Act 1, Scene 1) (5). 24. She appears in a farewell engagement (5).

25. Love affair in Cremona (7). Clues Down land 13. One result of ; drinking schnapps? (5, 7). 2. It could be annoyed if upset, but actually it’s very soothing (7). 3. A request to take one’s meals in the doorway? (8). 4. "Just for a handful of he left us" (Browning) (6). 5. Does he think the pen is mightier than the sword? (4). 6. This material is nothing more than a twisted veil (5). 7. "Such sweet -- more taketh me Than all th’ adulteries of art" (Ben Jonson) (7). 12. Where you may expect ill-treatment? (8),.

13. 15. 16. 18. 20. eR See 1 down. : His fight with the 21 down is legendary (7). He painted "The Fighting Témeraire" (6). The government of the public house? (5). So Reg has become quite a pest! (5) See 15 down (5).

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