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SOLUTION OF CROSSWORD 1083

ACROSS.-1 Short commons. 9 Rag- picker. 10 Going. 11 Metope. 12 Abstract, 13 Salter. 15 Bush-baby, 18 Cornered. 19 Breech, 21 Breather. 23 Askari. 26 Aesop. 21 Temporise. 28 Breadwinners,

DOWN.-1 Scrimps. 2 Ought. 3 Tailpiece, 4 Oaks. 5 Marabout. 6 Night, 7 Nightly. 8 Divagate. 14 Largesse. 16 Hartshorn. 17 Dementia. 18 Cabbage. 20 Heiress. 22 Taper. 24 Arise. 25 Smew.

PRIZEWINNERS

Mr. Alan Cash, 4 Wood Green Road, Wednesbury, Staffs, and Mr. A, A. M. Shipp, The Old Green, Linton, Cambridge