Crossword 1424
Across: 1 Shoot the parasite (6) 4 Crib coal and get cleansing derivative from that! (8) 10 Hangs about intentionally as they say in courtly fashion (7) 11 Earthenware no doubt (7) 12 Sign of life in Egypt (4) 13 Perform a hat-trick or its performer per- haps (4, 6) 16 Now in light-weight disturbance it is a case of possessiveness (6) 17 Woolgathering or could it be filing? (7) 20 Paul turned back and highly respected (7) 21 'A splendour among shadows a bright blot Upon this — scene' (Shelley) (6) 24 Listening post on a grand scale (10) 25 Imperial industrial worker (4) 27 If you want to cut down sugar this could be instrumental (7) 29 A second impression (7) 30 Homecomers likely to break up the hen- party (8) • 31 'Neither evil tongues, Rash judgments, nor the — of selfish men' (Wordsworth) (6) Down: I Rosa, the saviour of art? (9) 2 Small change in the poultry yard (7, 4)
3 'When you speak, sweet, I'd have you do it —' (The Winter's Tale) (4)
5 Wave-catchers? (8) 6 Up hill and down here with gipsy George? (10) 7 Pacific welcome said with flowers (3) 8 In an old song that's ripe! (6) 9 David's choir-leader found in Wales! (5) 14 Cowardly capital bunch (6, 5) 15 Blockade of Wall Street? (10) 18 Hark hark (by agreement) (4, 4) 19 Memorable bouquet has the ear of the mouse (8) 22 'A better — ne'er brushed dew from lawn' (Byron) (6) 23 Wrath has the right to be so cosily attired (5) 26 Love expressed by the cob making free (4) 28 The voice of Columbia
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Solution to Crossword 1423. Across: 1 Clearing' nuts 9 Myrmidons 10 Bands 11 Amends 12 Tree-nail 13 Stupor 15 Place-man 18 Home- spun 19 Anodes 21 Bursting 23 Arabia 26 Treats 27 Otherwise 28 Depth-charges. Down: 1 Com- pass 2 Eyrie 3 Raindrops 4 Noon 5 Nostrils 6 Table 7 Insulin 8 Unharmed 14 Unmarked 16 Cineraria 17 Turncoat 18 Habitat 20 Slaters 22 Title 24 Bring 25 Chic,
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