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ACROSS

I. Fond of smoking when active.

6. Insect which has an artificial head of hair !

11. What an eight displays. 14. Sounds as if you have to bend down for this vesseL 15. A famous one was held in Whitby.

16. If you use this to light your pipe you will get upset.

17. Comes with delirium.

18. Bewilder.

21. What American people have.

22. My first is unchecked in 1 down, my second in 34.

23. This land is surrounded by water.

24. Vowels.

25. "The sea's a thief, whose liquid . . . resolves The moon into salt tears."

27. Ruler who is largely cunnin3. 28. rev. Occasion.

31. In the matter of not to come out !

32. rev. Baffle by means of a particular kind of food. 33• Etruscan.

34. rev. Formerly formerly.

DOWN

1. Part of the alphabet you can depend on !

2. Fruit, at first, irritate.

3. I trace fir (snag.). 4. Milky liquid.

5. "looks commercing with the skies, Thy . .. soul sitting in thine eyes."

6. A dramatic interval ?

7. Effects of insolvent debtor.

8. "those that write in . . . still make The one verse for the other's sake."

9. The newspapers' are under the influence of liquor !

10. A parting wish suitable for a racer.

12. Of burning note in music !'

13. American staff of life.

19. You and one and her.

20. The story cf France. 26. Disgusting expression !

29. No matter if you start this first or last it will be before.

30. rev. All womankind is re- ducible to this, I suppose.