CROSSWORD No. 1228

ACROSS 1. See, it's the office (6) 4. They hold the line, and take it lying down (8) BD. Energetic Blimp, perhaps! (7) II. How to be a shining example (7) 12. Contents of The School of Athens (xo) 13. US soldier in the Royal Navy? That's a bit of a laugh (4) 15. He's got a neck! (7) 27. The garden bird (7) 29. Go back to Brideshead (7)

21. Catches the fancy and sometimes the trout (7)

a3. The king of pride (4)

24. Cube the French line-what enthusiasm results!

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27. Three cities in one. Capital! (7)

A. Take over the laundry? (7)

29. Imitation pot-pourri (8) 3o. Shoot up in Belgium (6) DOWN s. 'I take my little - And eat my supper there' (Wordsworth) (9)

2. One whose punch is refreshing! (7) 3. Browned off at the seaside? This might be the cause (to)

5. Makes a getaway at the moment of darkness (6, 3) 6. Home of Campbell's poor Exile (4) 7. Eros lit this place for the Portuguese (7) 8. Suit a temptress (5)

9. Liberate? It's nothing (4) 24. Laying in the cattle (8, a)

16. Set up with a date (9) ,8. The Colonel's nominal shelter (6, 3).

zo. Mix French wines and oil for the strings (7)

22. Far away in time (4, 3)

23. Bright and tight (3, 2) 25. Worms on the cricket pitch (4) 26. How everyone operates (4)

Solution next week

" SOLUTION TO CROSSWORD No. 1117

ACROSS.-I Devil-may-care. 9 Long-slips. Io Vamps. 11 Musing. 12 Smarting. 13 Allege. 15 Stand-ins. IS Burst cut. 10 Azimut& 21 Stentors. 23 Static. 26 Bosom. 27 Cerreggio. a Lonely-hearts.

DOWN.--1 Dilemma. 2 VCIMS. 3 Last night. 4 Avid. 5 CaSeMalr. 6 Rover. 7 Resigns. 8 Ambition. 14 Largesse. 16 Nomothete. /7 auricle. IS Bass-bar. 20 Anchors. 22 Tempo. 24 Tiger. 25 Bray.