"THE SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 413
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1. Bad coma I develop in this old king- dom. (8.)
5. Ungrammatical teams in the theatre. (6.) 9. Smiles did not really favour shop- lifting. (4, 4.) 10. A topping sort of run. (6.) 12. A case of talking shop not likely to cause objections. (2, 4.) 13. The quadruped does not sound too firm on his feet. (8.) 15. Undistinguished regions free to all. (12.) 18. Suitably describes the cover of an African travel book. (7, 5.) 23. Sanction change. (8.) 24. Russian territory fails to make a start in Europe. (6.) 26. It seems to have been a crystalline chair I used. (6.) 27. Stick it, Crockett! (8.) 28. Examination papers are not con- sumed in these. (6.) 29. It sounds like a vehicle with a drop of gin. (8.) DOWN 1. Afternoon habit in Denmark. (6.) 2. " her ancient, solitary reign" (Gray). (6.) 3. Perhaps 18 describes one of his journeys. (7.) 4. Fleshly inheritance. (4.) 6. Back-scratcher. (7.) 7. Run problematically in Kipling. (8.) 8. An example, perhaps, of reckless punctuation. (8.) II. Gun on a hill very loud. (7.) 14. A mob any wood can make. (7.) 16. Deride and sing about it. (8.) 17. Does the architect decide when a man is old enough for active service? (8.) 19. Spiritually invited to swing low. (7.) 20. Take a writing implement and give tongue. (7.) 21. Tiny Tim used one. (6.) 22. Flower without rest at school. (6 ) 25. Reversed claim to existence in dupli- cate. (4.)
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