THE BS CROSSWORD

ACROSS

6 Painter and bellman ? (7) 7 Mother is outside with

Muslim priests (5)

9 Thank you dad for this little

morsel (4) 10 Breaking up the T.V. programme - what a sell ! (10)

11 The sea will never be food for

the faddy (8)

13 Axilla! The weapon mine! (6) 15 A mouthful for the angler ?

(4) 17 Rugby supporters (5)

18 Anger at having to change

gear (4)

19 The soldiers caught a lot in

flight - running (6) 20 Fare-dodger's stash (8) 23 Deny cast is involved in

commercial associations (10) 26 So about six we wee a female

bird (4)

27 An article with myself as

subject (5)

28 Abandoning unfortunate Ivan in one part of the journey (7)

DOWN

1 Dispatch office? (10) 2 Close-fitting hat in church

around the lake (6)

3 Being of that place the French

doctor's back (4)

4 Can't go straight ahead when

off the main road? (8)

5 A layman or the French in

charge ? (4)

6 Raised satisfactorily, in the

manner of a marsupial (5) 8 Looking for a piece of twine

all round (7)

12 Packs the wrong way round,

so learns the hard way (5) 14 Sir Henry has an involuntary movement coupling with conditions between ranks (10) 16 I took note on how they somehow drew contour showing equal rainfall (7) 17 Became frightened when father engaged in petty thievery (8)

21 O, Saints! That's the boy for

the son of Fingal! (6)

22 In imitation of a high note,

perhaps (5)

24 Lady editor expired (4)

25 Big, is hard to swallow (4)