19 SEPTEMBER 1970, Page 28

Crossword 1447

Across 1 Spot that confounded tempting fruit? (6) 4 Brave definition of a blonde (8) 10 A priest cavorting amid musical Cornish seamen (7) 11 Desert traveller has swallowed the artist, how sweet! (7) 12 'Little —, who made thee?' (Blake) (4) 13 Golden farewells? (10) 16 `Slav, —, Kelt, I count them all My friends' (Tennyson) (6) 17 Statesman busy with preservation (7) 20 Creased mantles call for jeremiads (7) 21 A peep through the keyhole? (6) 24 David's friend ever outward bound (10) 25 Avoid barrack square order? (4) 27 Clear it all for a solo performance (7) 29 Patron in the cheaper seats was a political loyalist! (7) 30 Goblins play a large part in the making of this! (8) 31 Cut down to enjoy eupepsia? (6) Down 1 Whisk away whiskers (8) 2 Go for a walk with baby? (11) 3 The sound of an instrument among the spoils of war? (4) 5 Burlington Bertie? (8) 6 Brock's homely characteristic (10) 7 Samite-clothed sword-bearer (3) 8 Be silent, listen, and then enrol (6) 9 How a belted general appears in the tea- garden place? (5) 14 Handclap might keep the oast-house warm! (7-4) 15 The householder might be veritably struck by them! (4, 6) 18 Good man with a smoothing iron who moves at an easy pace (8) 19 Noisy like the cartographer! (8) 22 Oriental trips full of wit, and sometimes loyalty (6) 23 Thirty-nine—they might be ecclesiastical! (5) 26 There's a case to be made out in definite tuition (4) 28 `And lifeabenchanted — but sparkles near the brim' (Byron) (3) Solution next week Solution to Crossword 1446. Across: 1 Perora- tion 6 Paws 10 Gipsy 11 Pilfering 12 Needless 13 Endear 15 Boss 16 Arch 17 Newel 20 Aesop 21 Espy 22 Boom 24 Spears 26 Progress 29 Answering 30 Amend 31 Nods 32 Chatterley. Down: 1 Pugin 2 Represses 3 Royals 4 Tapes- tries 5 Owls 7 Abide 8 Sugar-plum 9 Pennine 14 Shipwright 15 Boatswain 18 Wholemeal 19 Sparred 23 Agnate 25 Eased 27 Sadly 28 Wish.