Crossword no.1348
Across 1 The time it takes to seek out provisions (6) 4 Root for that chap Francis (8)
9 The Roman people get in to reform the duster (6)
10 Corruption afoot at the nursery? (8) 12 'Sun and moon, bow down before him, all in time and space' (Lyle) (8) 13 Sire, your wife bears male issue, how fruitful! (6)
15 Grumble when a tear is shed (4) 16 Having an ingrained Scottish quality? (10) 19 'In the Parliament of man, the — of the world' (Tennyson) (10) 20 It's worshipped among those Lido layabouts (4) 23 Where to find pottery-workers (6) 25 Dole out justice, in a phrase (8)
27 A beginner, I ate it in (8) 28 It's hard on the pupils (6)
29 Fibber glad in a roundabout way to cut such a caper (8) 30 Rise like fin de siecle (6)
Down I A throw-back in his case is to be applauded (7) 2 Sceptered presentation should be highly re- garded (9) 3 A group of Roman alarmists (6) 5 Take care, it's a misleading area (4) 6 Challenge to break off the engagement? (8) 7 What's wrong with one girl? (5) 8 Othello's were mortal and rude-throated (7) 11 Such seriousness can be attractive (7) 14 At last, having been in debt, one gets settled (7)
17 I get in among the big guns to get a decree (9)
18 Writing from scratch (8) 19 For net profit it's just the business! (7) 21 A welder used in shelter construction (7) 22 How the hawk conquers? (6) 24 Airborne—that's the spirit! (5)
26 'The moist — Upon whose influence Nep- tune's empire stands' (Hamlet) (4)
Solution next week Solution to Crossword no. 1347. Across: 1 Horn- beam 5 Toupee 9 Relegate 10 Toklas 12 Shellac 13 Hessian 14 Isoperimeter 17 Predestinate 22 Relievo 23 Clarets 24 One-way 25 Romanise 26 Sitter 27 Assyrian. Down: I Harass 2 Roller 3 Boggles 4 Anticipation 6 Opossum 7 Palliate 8 Elsinore 11 Charing Cross 15 Spurious 16 Hellbent 18 Elevate 19 Tea-lady 20 Gemini 21 Aspern.
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