Wordy Wise

LAWN AND ORDER — mow the grass and neaten the edges. ABOVE THE LAWN — flowers, trees, etc. THE LAWN COURTS — grass tennis venue. BYE-LAWNS — small patches of grass.

THE LAWN OF THE LAND — national park grass. A LAWN UNTO HIMSELF — his grass and his alone. YOU CAN’T TAKE THE LAWN INTO YOUR OWN HANDS — let go of the grass.

Dave Cullen, Leeds.