THE BS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

8 Plea to woman from speaker's

platform (4)

9 The main boy-friend at a

particular time (10) 10 Ornamental tablet on monument etc. can be hard to remove (6)

11 Catching without cash and

uttering warnings (8)

12 Gathers dust? (6,2)

14 Car, after the first impression, is

'hot' (6)

16 A catch in the voice (4) 17 Correspondence with chaps we

hear (5)

18 Article written by sailor in Scarlet O'Hara's former residence (4)

19 Deep water shelter erected to

secure small port (6)

21 Assume control and show one

around (4,4)

23 Puts chit out for repair (6,2) 26 Nobly involved with English

queen who lost her head (6) 27 Doesn't sound as if the boarders

are at the centre of things (5,5) 28 Cargo-boat with

accommodation for child (4)

DOWN

1 Cowardly about knife edges and radioactive material (6,4)

2 Stop, question Utes traveling to

ritual feasts (8)

3 Made less it becomes small

islands (6)

4 Stops where drinks can be had

(4)

5 Don's away touring at present (8) 6 Sent the message that tax was in the front ? (6)

7 Left in the cooler, with egg on face! (4)

13 Colourful yes, but quiet it isn't (5) 15 Caring type, 'Contrary Mary', with

name for being a gardener (10) 17 In retrospect, I'm beginning to suspect bogus fiche is some kind of prank (8)

18 A writer stuffing fish with bread

(8)

20 Aristocratic bird was first in line

(6)

22 It's nonsense to dispose of his

book, nothing less (6)

24 He exhibits some uncouth, ugly

characteristics (4) 25 Clothes-hangers ! (4)