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t. A word for Mr. Nico son's feature. (7.)

5. Thoreau's masterpiece has left Essex. (7.) 9. " That which should accompany old age, as honour, love -." (Shake- speare.) (9.)

10. The trail of 1914. (5.)

it. A piece of toast in the oven. (4.)

12. A cable they disguised in this. (to.) 14. He's a host in himself. (8.) 15. Decorative supports. (6.)

Applied ironically to Dick. (6.)

19. It takes apparitions to cool cats. (8.) 22. The one that one doesn't use for sea- fishing? (to.) 24. Though it may seem crude, I lap from this. (4.) 26. The local gossip may be heard in this. (5.) 27. He wrote, " Here in cool grot and mossy cell." (9.)

28. Historic bedrooms. (7.) 29. They are not exclusive to the attack of a single county. (7.)

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1. Though this reptile lives in a lake, it might be an ox to all. (7.) 2. Nice as confusion in order. (9.)

3. "- no further, pretty sweeting." (Shakespeare.) (4.) 4. One of the Ancient Lights. (8.) 5. Pinches, without being overheard? (6.) 6. Garish and evidently not girlish. (so.) 7. She had a pagoda; or had she? (50 8. Gets under an overturned weapon.

(7.) 13. Do they have coloured gas-lighting at the College of Arms? (4, 6.) 16. 0 no mother, drink like a bow-wow. (9.) 17. Wherein to find a ward of Dickens.

(8.) 18. " You have made shift to run into't, boots and spurs and all, like him that leaped into -." (Shakespeare.) (7.) 20. Theirs may well be thirsty work. (7.) 21. Paradoxically, they did keep one's powder dry. (6.) 23. Bolingbroke the conjurer. (5.)

25. It always occurs in the Sunday set vice. (4.)