"THE SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 190

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IS. Hang about, that is, for the under- 9. Sane voter redecorates. 1. In the main it's illegal.

may be the converse.

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weapon.

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Dr. Johnson was concerned with a good one.

Time for example.

Must lend a fan rearranged basically.

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T. Doggy debts, very odd.

2. Tin street.

3. He has, said Gay, no friend.

4. It is much overlooked in the country.

5. Alias R.L.S.

6. She's a pound below average. 7 Merit. S. Profits on liquor or law?

25. Stop to canonise them very briefly. 20. Concerning the teams?

24. Just a little in India. IS. Her curl looks very doggy. 17. We are in the middle, but it's not 6. Maritime cousin of a street Arab?

(3, 6.) straightforward.