THE BS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

9 Post letter to receiver (4,3) 10 Free when tight? (7)

11 Country air mostly is first class

when going north (7) 12 Caustic man who will play on

words (7)

13 They clean slatterns! (9) 15 Coming back with "Poppycock! I am in step!" (5)

16 Choice, except for hardtop,

includes very soft wood (7) 19 Sewn into the square one on

top of the other (7)

20 Smarten up and start howling

with laughter (5)

21 Nothing said before tucking

in - how inelegant ! (9) 25 Conducting at a gallop ? (7) 26 Start serving in a gambling

establishment in Italy (7) 28 Child, the drive-in theatre is

where he works (7)

29 Later aboard ship for those

working on the roof ? (7) 1

DOWN

Mr. Lawrence, in some misery, behaves erratically (6)

2 Meal is messy, if for dogs (6) 3 Drops down after washing

up? (4)

4 Expire, though once healthy

(6)

5 Heart in mouth, sends letters

to lonely places (8)

6 Empty letter-box for

crossword addicts ? (5,5) 7 Rooster accepts off-beam

reply (8)

8 Trained fellows to colour (8) 14 Extra illumination could be a

brain-wave! (6,4) 16 Concentrate and squeeze

really hard (8)

17 Associates rap stern doctor (8) 18 An egg and gin concoction

that's really delightful (8) 22 Approach about one hundred

tattered coats (6)

23 Eastern team the French

made outcasts (6)

24 Small firm to employ a

northerner (6)

27 First seize the paddle and go

up high (4)