" THE SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 383
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ACROSS
1. No puzzle for Dunmow. (9). 6. Interrupt the pattern. (5). 9. A burdensome occupation. (9). 10. " Never sold the - to serve the hour " (Tennyson). (5). 12. A single national makes a number of races. (5). 13. Headlong rushes in the post office ? (9). 14. It's exclusive. (5). 16. They do the hat-trick but not on the pitch. (9). 19. Hero's deaf (Anag.). (9). 20. " Oppressed with two weak -, age and hunger." (Shakespeare). (5).
21. It moves to a climax. (9). 23. Open-mouthed. (5).
26. Colonel of the links. (5). 27. It's simply heavenly. (9). 28. It is so full of interest. (5). 29. Shield of wood and liquor. (9).
DOWN
2. Comet -birds. (5). 3. Otto's turned his back on the bowler, but that's nothing to shout about. (5, 4). 4. Famous for its bed. (4). 5. Not the quality to look for in politick= of the left, perhaps. (15).
7. " Heigh-ho ! For a hawk, a or a husband " (Shakespeare). (5).
8. Hugh Walpole's building. (9). 11. Little Dickensian. (5). 15. They maybe seen and heard in 8. (9). 17. He makes way for others, so to speak. (9). 18. London dials. (5). 22. Fair and steep. (5). 24.. A drop changed in Madrid. (5). 25. " She was the sweet marjoram of the salad, or rather, the - of grace " (Shakespeare). (4).
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