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6. "Thou still tutravished of 1. The old sailor provides a missile with boomerang characteristics. (9.) quietness." (Keats.) (5.) to. Old rank, but not rank because old. (6.)

/ I. The preacher's "firstly." (8.)

With this one feels almost empty- handed. (so.) 13. "Chill penury repressed their noble (Gray.) (4.) 14. Wherefrom real pies can be gathered. (IL) • M. Mistakes in Latin. (6.) It. Ship with ship amidships. (6.)

20. Wanted people. (S.) 22. Victory promenade. (4.)

24. Gracious fruit. (to.) 26. Nob e carriage. (8.) 27. A driver who goes on ahead, so to speak. 6..) 28. They are almost as far as possible from X-rays. (5.)

29. It suggests Jackson, but not F. S. Jackson. (9.)

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2. Exclaim and raise a hat. (7.) 3. No bag lost in there. (9.)

4. A mordant sort of Ash. (5.)

5. "Hut helpless pieces of the game he Plays Upon this - board of nights and days." (Omar-) (7.)

7. Hood from Dickens. (5.) 8. Conversely obtain medicine. (7.)

9. Twins' satisfactory bulletin. (8.)- x. What's in this, Louis? Nil! (8.) 17. An uncommon old spectacle. (5, 4.)

19. Whether one gets the seat depends on him. (7.) 20. All present should also be this. (7.)

21. SCOI, or quilt he might be. (7.) 23. Turn the nut before reaching New York. (5.)

25. "A perfect -, nobly planned, To warn,, to comfort, and command." (Wordsworth.) (.5.)