SPECTATOR CROSSWORD No. 1105

ACROSS , 26.

1. Such a loud colour I (6)

4. Made a show (8) 8. Some electrical engineers ring up--how helpful (8) 10. Pointedly the fan treats the image of his idol (4, 2) 1. 12. A poor sort of space shot (5) 13. Time on one's hands by the look 2. of it (5-4) 3. 14. Like those faintly blowing horns? (5) 5.

16. Nibble round a catch for a sort

of agreement (9) 6.

17. They excel at water-sports in schools (9) 7. 19. Nine left in confusion, what a 9.

yarn! (5) 21. They're drunk after a soaking 11.

22. Up) set came south for 'the 15.

baubles (5) 17. 24. Papa Baba in the index? (6) 18. 25. lie does all right for money (8) Lamb on pork for example- that's being one (8) An equally beautiful demoiselle (6)

DOWN

Owe the earth in exchange for a poet (7)

Time's right up, pay please! (5) Precious metal by the barrow- load (3, 4) He just can't be himself in dry places (7)

Tax is the beginning of the end (9)

Leave a space in a word (7) He's metropolitan and provin- cial, in a way (10) Perhaps it keeps the cutter on the right course? (7-3) Fly-by-nights all lit up (9) One other rank (7) Your ass, stumbling, might dis- cover the bones here (7) 27. 19. Bewails the pieces north of the Border (7)

20. 'Broad breast, full eye, small head and ---wide (Shake. speare)

23. Cable wrong man (5) Solution next week

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