& STARS

He would need long legs to be a flier (5) She expects to be suitably groomed (7) Where patients look for convalescence? (7) 9. Please become void (5) 10. Make path from pass, for

example (4) 11. Communist loaned nothing strongly suggestive (8) 13. Cease putting the

crockery back (4) 14. No comeback for American responsibility (4) 16. Omit to indicate a holiday

is not possible (5,3) 17. 100 each - that’s what

the umpire says (4) 20. Rubber country? (5) 21. Producing strokes at the

wheel? (7) 22. Everybody has gone wrong about an old ship (7) 23. Crop needs wind initially,

then warmth (5) Twin in looks assisting to get twice the normal portion (6,7) Depressions in the hills? (5) The length of an enclosure? (4) More fixed more quickly? (6) Completely circular on every side (3,5) Tree gets almost icy newspaper notice (7) Illumination of potentially shocking loss of weight? (8,5) 12. Reporting of 100 who are

too old (8) 13. Lads can produce

malicious gossip (7) 15. To rub up study would be

a heavy task (6) 18. How an increase in pay

may present itself (5) 19. You and I four up? What

a prospect! (4) This puzzle has no clues. Instead, every number printed in the grid represents a letter, with the same number always representing the same letter. For example, if 8 turns out to be a V, you can write in V wherever a square contains 8. Using your knowledge of words, complete the puzzle.