El Presidente's Crossword
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Across
8 Form of address to a white lady in the Indian Raj. (8) 9 Count seven and find a Gas Giant. (6) 10 Bit of an eyesore! (4) 11 The accepted term for pieces of work in a method. (5,5) 12 Latin name for a tinkling bell. (13) 14 E.g, vacqueros or gauchos. Nowadays a term for swindling fly-by-nights. (7) 16 Describes a catastrophic end to a peal attempt. (4,3) 19 The place where we joined our religion. (3,6,4) 23 The location of the renowned St Martin's Society of Bellringers. (10) 24 Remuneration. (4) 25 Go somewhere along the lines. (2,4) 26 Old Fashioned address to a noble. (8)
Down
1 List pet to create the airborne pioneer (4, 5) 2 Adapt a fragrance and up we go! (6) 3 You understand when this drops. (3,5) 4 & 18dn The originator of the famous Gloucester bell foundry. (7,7) 5 A desk. (6) 6 The Eskimos' dog. (8) 7 Valveless brass instrument. (5) 13 The Bells' instruction to Dick Whittington. (4,5) 15 A traditional term now more likely to be called hippie. (8) 17 Legal term for In Private. (8) 18 See 4dn 20 Taper. (6) 21 Eg, 1250 changes for a quarter-peal. (6) 22 Used to make gramophone records. (5)
Answer to crossword in the April 2014 Newsletter
