7 FEBRUARY 1969, Page 32

Crossword no. 1364

Across 1 Chorus-girl! (8) 5 Part play, somewhat particular, what move- ment! (6) 9 One who put his movement on the map? (8) 10 Nothing on local taxes, one declares (6)

12 Me among rice—it seems deserted (6) -13 Two bars in charge—how outlandish (8)

15 That time before watering (12) 18 Miss Rossetti's shopping place (6, 6) 23 It's tit for tat in this game, and it sounds like it (4-4) 24 Cash surrounds the gallery it is affirmed (6)

26 Ferrously fatalistic? (6)

27 This school's on the wrong track for London (8) 28 Cyrano was so! (6) 29 Colonial Benchers? (8) Down 1 He really must be a gun-dog! (6) 2 Such was Wordsworth's single Highland lass (6) 3 Scotsman's lot! (7) 4 Habitat discovered in Lear's beard (4) 6 One of the ones that lie around and snooze in a cowardly way (7) 7 Joint member among the posts (8) 8 It's first into space (4-4) 11 Diametrically measured by the rifleman (7) 14 Look at the precious china appearing (7) 16 An oriental type (8) 17 "'The God — Antony"' (C. P. Cavafy) (8) 19 Friday's mark (7) 20 Next hundred it becomes all out, as it were (7) 21 All out to beat it (6) 22 Serpentine partners for the loss of a quid (6) 25 The sort of meal Jack's giant ground? (4) Solution next week Solution to Crossword no. 1363. Across: I Patter 4 Crosscut 9 Divers 10 Alhambra 12 Turandot 13 Pirate 15 Weed 16 Similarity 19 Distilling 20 Flea 23 Muster 25 Inimical 27 Gardener 28 Skated 29 Simulate 30 Frayed. Down: 1 Padstow 2 Taverners 3 Errant 5 Role 6 Shalimar 7 Cobra 8 Tracery 11 Gorilla 14 Signing 17 Illicitly 18 Sidereal 19 Damages 21 Alluded 22 Smoker 24 Serum 26 Meet.