Crossword 1386
Across
1 Grant me universal certificate, or, in other words, it's open to debate (8)
5 A certain spirited charm (6) 9 'But the privilege and pleasure That we — beyond measure Is to run on little errands for the Ministers of State' (Gilbert) (8)
10 Fish showing first sign of shocking stuff to be found in bloom (6)
12 Redbreast and bean (6) 13 'I sometimes dig for --- rolls. Or set limed twigs for crabs' (Carroll) (8) 15 Done thus by sign-language (12) 18 Having a constant ratio can be fairly repre- sentative (12) 23 Relax. love, and martial hue will be made good (8) 24 I and °diets get information leading to being kindly (6) 26 Cat, disguised as Old English horse-pistol! (6) 27 The height of the Roman birthday (8) 28 Sunday snooze is most certain (6) 29 These youngsters should be in good form (8) Down
1 . . Love is not love Which — when it alteration finds' (Shakespeare) (6)
2 The shades of Marvell's thoughts (6) 3 One of the things God made the wicked Grocer for, said Chesterton (7) 4 Sapper goes on up to mutinous naval base (4) 6 It keeps up, at a stretch (7) 7 Prim lies beget menaces (8) 8 I say, hold out a bit for recreation time (8) 11 Speculator on a charged particle gets the golden goods (7) 14 Aided the punter? (7) 16 The songless ones, but musical (8) 17 Rose far west to make a renunciation (8) 19 Sweet-smelling Shakespearian comparisons (7) 20 Hail anger as normal (7) 21 Is this what the bells of Westminster say? (6)
22 'How sweet the moonlight — upon this bank! Here we will sit and let the sounds of music creep in our ears' (Merchant of Venice) (6) 25 That shady Dublin suburb? (4)
Solution next week Solution to Crossword 1385. Across: 1 Agents 4 Ignition 10 Astraca II Epigram 12 Mechanical 13 Kiss 15 Sustain 17 Iceberg 19 Smitten 21 Elector 23 Task 24 Mauretania 27 Luggage 28 Cobbled 29 Nutshell 30 Beaded. Down: 1 Alarmists 2 Entices 3 Tragacanth 5 Grenadine 6 Iris 7 Igraine 8 Names 9 Bali 14 Delectable 16 Non- pareil 18 Garlanded 20 Insight 22 Tangled 23 Talon 25 Rock 26 Sash.
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