Crossword no. 1263
Across I Take a hansom to a Welsh lake for a solution of the mystery (7) 5 Red-coated counter-revolutionary (7) 9 The surprised look of a cat-lover (3-4) 10 How depressing it is on the ceiling! (7) 11 Top man at Greenwich, or Billingsgate, perhaps? (10) 12 The musical doctor is near (4) 13 Hassan, seaman top class (3) 14 Flora takes a dim view of Cupid! (4-2-14) 17 Artistically anti-social? (11) 19 A masterly address (3) 20 Face-lift is barred (4) 22 Giles, B.Agr. (10) 26 Plainly he's a South American (7) 27 Sharp end for a duck (7) 28 Rodential apostasy (7) 29 The beginning of the end at Lord's? (7) Down 1 How the rooster imitates other birds? (5) 2 Eager blue to make City investment (9) 3 Awful result of brinksmanship (7) 4 'Here feel we but the penalty of Adam' (5) 5 Everything's Greek to him (9) 6 'Throw hither all your quaint enamelltd eyes That on the green turf — the named showers' (Milton) (4) 7 In which to get the better of a magpie (5) 8 John's great big hat? What a blow, it's come round a bit (9) 13 Just such a man is Sam (9) 15 Royal gin after five develops boastfulness (9)
16 It's in. in a way, before the barred entrance, to act as agent provocateur (8)
18 Crone or singer? (7) 21 Despair of the doubtful castle (5) 23 Alternative drawing instrument for the artist (5) 24 Make a good match, or not, perhaps (5) 25 It lends character to the persona!ity (4)
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