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t. Fall in here if you fall ill (4, 6)

6. Wind up on the organ, perhaps? (4) to. On which to give an alfresco finish to the wash (5) tr. How to jilt a swordsman (9) tz. Where to raise the standard highest? (5, 4) 13. A note from the Vatican? (5) 14. Bright spots for the stars (to) r6. Rocket in the foundry (4) 18. The head of the table? (4) 20. Does it put a friar on the scent? (to) z3. A drop of the hard stuff ! (5) 24. 'Thou, from whose unseen presence the leaves dead Are driven, like ghosts from an - fleeing' (Shelley) (9) 27. By which to acquire a distant look (9) 28. 'Paint is not right (5) 29. A worthless case (4) • 3o. It would find Loch Ness an unsavoury place, naturally ! (3, 7) DOWN Quixotic country (5)

2: Where to find an outdoor meal in Scotland? ;7)

3. It's not right to call it a window, Jack (8) 4. No need for the grape-vine in order to get the message here (5) 5. How examiners divided (9) 7. A swinging bit of geometry (7) 8. What Bonnie Prince Charlie did fantastically 1 (9) 9. They are the stuff of Thackeray's book (5) 14. An incomplete marriage tie? Knotty problem (4-5)

15. A line from Thalia on the score (5-4) 57. The old Whitefriars dog ? (8) 79. The Virgin's bell (7)

21. Conrad's islander (7) 22. Plant in sea to get a drink (5) 25. How now, it's tops ! (5) 26. Either way it revolves (5)

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