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SOLUTION TO CROSSIAORD No. 1223 ACROSS.-1 Spheroid. 5 Braces. 9

Derivate. 10 Pounce. 12 Trier. 13 Riot squad. 14 Antimetabole. 18 Conversation. 21 Moonstone. 23 Irate. 24 Elijah. 25 Ridicule. 26 Simnel. 27 Cyrenian. DOWN.-1 Sedate. 2 Heroic. 3 Reverence. 4 Intermission. 6 Roots. 7 Conjuror. 8 Steadier. 11 More's the pity. 15 Aborigine. 16 Scampers. 17 Encomium. 19 Saluki. 20 Demean. 22 Space.