(I remember these from school, but the other sort . . . Ed)
1 My boy, at a loose end/Find a piece of music (6) 2 Join methods or ropes (6) 3 Star changes his head for nothing (4) 4 One must do this before ringing at Chipping Campden (6) 5 Presumably in the judge's mind before the striking competition (8) 6 W.P.N's least favourite person (10) 7 Bogus mail bins lacking pigment (8) 8 H. (8) 14 Describes 20 and 23 (10) 16 In the open air (8) 17 Where would one find a 72cwt bell hung for full-circle ringing? (8) 18 Describes our secretary (8) 22 A manoeuvre in eg, Grandsire (6) 23 Queen of George I (6) 24 Grasp here to find an orb (6) 27 Well and truly dead! (4)
9 Roughly shore up stretched Stedman (7) 10 Jollification (7) 11 Is a dope abnormal to find this unsightly tissue? (7) 12 How we find W.P.N more than most! (7) 13 A Great clue. (9) 15 The finish W.P.N. likes (5) 16 Describes 8 (7) 19 Usually the site of 11 (7) 20 A primary colour in the Football Association for a well-known ringer (5) 21 Our friends stripping off on holiday! (9) 25 The first title of George the First (7) 26 This must surely be W.P.N's study of Roman Engineering! (7) 28 This follows 20 (7)
The first correct answer opened after this date wins the first prize of a night out with John at the pub. Answers in next Newsletter.