SUNDAY CROSSWORD — 869

ACROSS:

1 Facilitates ( 5) 4 Brussels is its

capital ( 7) 8 To and ___ : backwards and forwards? ( 3) 10 Born? ( 3) 11 A medicinal plant - "Anne's" change? ( 5) 12 Useful

quality ( 5) 13 Tableland

( 7)

15 Type of

waterlily ( 5) 16 Aural appendage ( 7)

17 Organs of

sight ( 4) 20 Eight as a

prefix ( 4) 23 Small insect

( 4)

24 Linear

extent ( 6) 26 Disagrees with and hence argues ( 8) 27 Site or location; place or status? ( 8) 28 Far away ( 6) 31 A naive

person ( 4) 32 Be abundant

( 4)

34 42 in Rome

( 4)

35 One who attracts with the help of certain baits ( 7)

36 Thick pieces of soap or cake? ( 5) 38 Lacking any

purpose ( 7) 41 Not external

( 5) 42 Opinions or

views ( 5) 43 Standing Room Only, abbr. ( 3) 44 Command to a horse ( 3) 45 Approve, or

sign on back of ( 7)

46 Of birth ( 5)

DOWN:

1 Artist's prop

( 5)

2 Authorise ( 8) 3 Photograph

( 8)

4 Fleck or

Bartók ( 4) 5 Loch- like

water ( 4) 6 Moistens or tinges deeply ( 6)

7 Lean and

scanty ( 6) 8 Chains of suspended drapery or other decorations ( 8)

9 Poor and homeless ( 2,3,6) 14 Routine

drudgery ( 9) 18 Absolutely necessary ( 9) 19 Struggling awkwardly ( 11)

21 A seat ( 5) 22 Extravagant,

fantastic ( 5) 23 Harmful bacterium ( 4)

25 Foolish or stupid person ( 4) 27 Minimal

wages ( 8) 29 Sending out

( 8) 30 Decoration; ring, bracelet, etc. ( 8) 33 Accumulate like interest ( 6)

34 Took photograph s of the bone, as it were ( 1- 5) 37 Ropemaking fibre ( 5)

39 Golda of

Israel ( 4) 40 Besides, in

addition ( 4)