Crossword 1417

Across

1 Take the posture for being counted (5,2) 5 Does one encounter him in Brook Street? (7)

9 Counterfeit for want of a better by the sound of it (5) 10 'Now for the gay ' (5,4) 11 Poet of the Olympic Games (6) 12 Patronising approval for merchandise—and how! (4,4) 14 Antic Hay? (5) 15 Male by the day, as factotum (3,6) 18 Contemporary tankers for old Norsemen? (9) 20 What Gray's owl does in its tower (5) 22 Drinker's salutation leading to a double problem for the beautician? (4-4) 24 It takes the cake, not shortbread! (6)

26 Longleat VIP in the midst of a visit dis- covers an instrumentalist (9)

27 It is not Edward who is distinguished (5) 28 What's the principle behind Meteor H? (7) 29 Feeling seedy in the absence of an auto- mobile? (7) Down the 2 For 3 What 4 Mail 6 Big 7 'I

8 Start

13 1 get ing 16 Spirited (3-6) 17 `Lo, 19 It's the 22 Desire 23 Calling 25 There's tick 1 Example sandh 5 Gisbags pianist? dancing to ills comes dog — of non-aggression on (4,5) and bridge? (7) wear in the station (9)

later (4)

don't bore him! (10) gave tongue always in him out of patience'

about something fresh

involved in MP'S of experience (10) not amenable doubly

sprinter pomp of —' (Kipling) the part among bed (5) (Ant.

(5) crime expos- to customs?

(9) up amid (5)

be got

(7) of the and on Cleo.) 21 Chiropodist (7) again a system all our din (7) an is here, disgusting to medico coming gets to work in Cornwall? animal welfare partner?

his calling! (5) apparently nothing to 'ear that! (4)

Solution next week thus.

Solution to player 6 Arch Staggered 13 Oath 20 Clod-hopper 27 South Wind

Down:

Crossword 1416 Across: 10 Penal 11 Tap Patti 14 Prolongate 23 Earth 24 28 Moist 29 Rung 1 Pipes 2 Long ago

1 Polo dancer 12 16 Slug 18 Sea-hounds 30 Agapan- 3 Polyglot '4

Altar 5 Expedited 7 Recital 8 Harbinger 9 Lamps 14 Professor 15 Galoshing 17 Motorman 19 Tarquin 21 Penrith 22 Shahs 25 Add up 26 Satis.