Crossword no. 1335
Across 1 Spoil the takings, in the resort (7) 5 This, seasoned, one among the proverbial pigeons is for their good (4-3) 9 Prosaic little piece (7)
10 'And what should I do in Illyria? My brother he is in —' (Twelfth Night) (7) 11 Fishy arrival of the chippies (10)
12 A bad French reversal for the man in saffron (4) 13 She's no chicken! (3) 14 How Spartans spoke? (11) 17 It would seem to be all go in these hotbeds (11) 19 Department for the spice of life, in short (3) 20 She, with love, reveals an implement of extinc- tion (4) 22 Pete, scared, deeply regrets (10) 26 'Oh my — My new-found-land' (Donne) (7) 27 Not indeed signified (7) 28 Malicious gossip, when dramatised, is scholarly (7) 29 Dwells in a Roman thing on the 15th (7) Down
1 Chap in charge is crazed (5)
2 'Now lies he there, And none so poor to do
him (Julius Ceasar) (9)
3 The comprehensive herbal cure (3-4) 4 It is so correct to extort (5) 5 Profitable times for wool-gatherers (9) 6 Kipling thought tribal ones were all right (4) 7 The oriental cockney wife (5) 8 One of Mr Clemens' young men (3, 6) 13 Measures taken on Animal Farm? (9) 15 A neighbourly visit that's somewhat of a risk (5, 4) 16 Taken up by things spiritual (9) 18 Timely helps for single combatants (7) 21 Realm of a bachelor girl? (5) 23 Appropriate palindrome of the screen? (5) 24 But Latin is inverted for lateral parts (5) 25 How to get the edge on safe stocks? (4) Solution next week Solution to Crossword no. 1334. Across: 1 Even- ing 5 Springs 9 Floated 10 Rustler 11 Enlightens 12 Dyer 13 Pie 14 Round-robins 17 Tetrachords
19 Pad 20 Opal 22 Bandicoots 26 Rosetta 27 Man- sion 28 Isthmus 29 Systems. Down: 1 Effie 2 Emollient 3 Integer 4 Godot 5 Serenader 6 Rush 7 Nelly 8 Surprised 13 Pot-pourri 15 Upheavals 16 Improvise 18 Seconds 21 Asset 23 Domes 24 Sands 25 Atom.