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1. All too often they come back with regrets. (11.) 9. It's nearly. string.. (5.)

to. The sort of music for serenades. (9.) 11. in this somebody is definitely up to something., (9.)

12.• Rob me at cards. (5.)

13. A 'painted catraller. (S.)

15. This path is not the one to the

altar. (6.) 17. Lissom. • (6.) 19. Sweet sorrows. (8.)

23. Colour for solvency. (5.) 24. A moon ,poet. (Anag.) (9.) 26. They do so take it OUT of one. (9.)

27. Burdened. (54 28. Go then,- harpy, to the races. (Tr.) DOWN' I. It might make a big contribution towards solving the birth-rate pro- blem. (7.) 2. His fortunes, if not new, are novel.

3. How are you feeling? (8.)

4. 28 reallyh. (6.)notas hing to do with this S. Mythological figure of modern war on a broken cart. (9.) 6. Evidently a very guilty salt. (2.) 7. This is no body for a coroner. (6.)

8. Overcharge for wool. (6.)

14.,Not a good pull-up, far from it. (9.)

Does he wake up the motors? (S.)

17. Not without hope we -- and we mourn." (Wordsworth.) (6.) 18. For punitive purposes it may be arti- ficially applied with tar. (7.)

20. When Don is confused between nega- dye and affirmative. 21. In which 8 may eventually be dis- posed of. (6.) 22. Florid and out-of-date. (6.)_ 25. A pull will get everybody clear, or finish them! (3, 2.)