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(Solution to No. 874)
Clues Across 1 and 5. A huge big man if suitably put in place, would be a specimen of one (5, 5). 8. To return previously to a southern province (5). 9 and 11. A rose got so mixed up, and was served for dinner (5, 5). 12. Suitable day for sea-duty? (7). 15. "Ship me somewhere of Suez" (Kipling) (4). 17. Ait (4). 19. There would be cause for this in universal armament (5). 20. "Like one that on a lonesome road Doth walk in and dread" (Coleridge) (4). 21. Conventional Americans (4).
22. I care for this plant! (5).
1 . I'd turn my back on . A game played by . More pleasant, but . This city is certainly . A letter displayed by . Undermines by breaking up the pass (4). a short manuscript if it becomes less clear (4). Cupid? (5). having a very cold heart (5). not airless! (5). a spectral phantom (5). and 35. Part of the daily routine of one who wishes to be healthy, — and wise? (5, Clues Down and 23. She’s no seer (anag.) (But perhaps she has plenty of gumption?) (5, 5). --E
20. As Tom may be found, in these | ditches (5). "You would sound me from my lowest to the top of my compass" ("Hamlet," Act 3, Scene 2) (4). . This minstrel has a very dull comeback! (4), . Did this Colonel go round in this? (4) Found on elephants, or in clinging surroundings (5). and 27. Sir Walter, or Robert Falcon? (5, 5). . They may be used after the surgeon has had his knife in you (7). . It’s a man! (anag.), and it shows staying power (7). "But who would force the soul, tilts with a straw Against a champion cased in " (Wordsworth) (7). Nut in a spare car (5). .,Gets me in the end? That’s correct! (5). . Picking this is usually a confined occupation (5). . See 1 down. . Could this 1 down cut a caper? (5). . A very sweet decoration! (5). . See 7 down. . This cart comes back into the yard (4). . "And so from hour to hour we--and And then from hour to hour we rot and rot: And thereby hangs a tale" ("As You Like It," Act 2, Scene 7) (4). Scandalous, but not as loud! (4).
No. 875
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 953, 15 November 1957, Page 17
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390"THE LISTENER" CROSSWORD New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 953, 15 November 1957, Page 17
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