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Roger Squires No. 3,466

ACROSS

1 Glance at the fixtures - not much

on (8)

5 Take it if you mean to stay dry

(6)

10 Philosopher saved in a

dangerous situation (5) 11 Such a rite is suited to a

solemn sacrament (9) 12 Unusually chaste tie is tasteful

(9)

13 Total capital withdrawn from

golf club (5)

14 Wave - or wave-maker (6) 15 Point to observe about

international runner (7) 18 Stack of food the farmer may

plunge his fork into (7)

20 Go away and see a relative

about five (6)

22 Deploring turn in circus,

perhaps (5)

24 As used for writing down

music? (4-5)

25 He played a lion-tamer plus

about 100 parts (9)

26 Ring, quick, it’s a girl! (5) 27 Glass over title in the Spanish

style (6)

28 Biased team and what may be

done about it (3-5)

DOWN

1 Underground route (6) 2 Matching gloves, for example,

for an accomplice (9)

3 Money once made from rendering of ‘Silent Night’ and ‘Noel’ (3,8,4)

4 He may give a seat to someone

standing (7)

6 Top team lose in a cup-game arranged around the end of March (6,9)

7 The general trend in current

travel (5)

8 Threatened to get money (8)

9 It is suspended when it is very

cold (6)

16 Applied no make-up, but was

brilliantly arrayed (9)

17 Point to Burke’s accomplice, holding cigarette, in the dock (8) 19 Linked together in a way and

set light to (6)

20 Anitra’s dance for a mechanic

(7)

21 It’s half-day closing pal! (6) 23 Country name in certain

dialects (5)