"THE SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 135
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ACROSS t. Romeo wanted his product hung up (it).
9. When afloat Reginald's good- bye isn't straightforward (7). to. The opposite, of course, of victory (7).
1. The slow clock should be if it has a conscience (to).
12. "A ship, an -, a sickle moon" (Flecker) (4).
14. "Come on, -! " (5).
15. Flag and loaf (8).
17. This is filled by earth as might be expected (8).
19. Losing nothing, the Ameri- can statesman becomes less (5)-
22. I arm the girl (4)-
23. An example of baron gain rather than "bitter loss" (2 words) (5, 5).
26. Ruth with an owl makes a legal luminary (7).
27. The Irishman puts Helen on an equality (7).
28. Inevitably airmen have this initial advantage (2 words) (6, 5).
DOWN r. Dramatic 'shares (5).
2. Tearing for a change (7).
3. Flat honesty (3 words) (2, 3, 4. 0, 5). a yawn at waking (6).
5. Good ones are said to make men prodigal (8).
6. The drover drops the doctor (4). 7. Didn't he really mean to sit. cene wan ed?
(u)i 8. o s t000ggans here 13. 11` FeolronIg driun in6)pt (to. the hate, far as human eye could set:4 said Tennyson, but not here (3 words) (2, 3, 5). 14. Sophia's three points? Qu.te untrue (9). 16. People with a brogue spelk in a - (8).
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