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Use the following answers to complete a quotation from American author and musician John Erskine (1879-1951).

‘I 21 down 25 across had so

6 down 1 down 35 across as 33 down I worked in the garden.’

ACROSS

3 Gourd with red pulp (10)

9 Plant whose seed pods are used as a thickener (4)

10 Sharp projection on a stem (5)

12 Star sign (3)

13 Salt lake in Jordan (4,3)

16 Wealthy (4)

18 Old land measure (4)

20 See 6 down

22 Small 10 across (7)

23 Sour-tasting condiment (7)

25 At no time (5)

26 Moistens (4)

28 Way out (4)

31 Gospel writer (7)

34 24 hours (3)

35 Thoughts, suggestions (5)

37 Rim, border (4)

38 Shrub that yields an astringent lotion (5,5)

DOWN

1 The ___ Life, classic TV sitcom (4) 2 Region, locality (4)

4 In the time following (5) 5 Person’s sense of self-esteem (3)

6 and 20 across ‘___ make light work’ (4,4)

7 Flowering shrub of the genus Syringa (5)

8 Rope with a running knot (5)

11 Frozen rain (4)

14 Inspect thoroughly (7)

15 Fairground ride (7)

17 Culinary plant (4)

18 Very old (7) 19 Take someone’s place on duty (7)

21 Possess (4)

24 Peruvian capital(4)

26 Bereaved wife (5)

27 Secret romantic rendezvous (5)

29 One of the five senses (5)

30 Margery ___, 20th century gardener and gardening writer (4)

32 London Park (4)

33 At what time? (4)

36 Historical period (3)