Puzzle No. 1603

Puzzle No. 1603

This puzzle originally appeared in the October 18, 1975, issue.

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ACROSS
 1 and 23 down Everyone healthy and moral—but there may be more to come! (3,4,3,4)
 5 Two animals representing British character? (7)
 9 Christian tongue. (7)
10 Grenville’s ship. (7)
11 It’s obvious if it were on H-Row it would be upset. (5)
12 Religious assembly and shrine, possibly. (9)
14 and 23 Meadows can—well, can be rented. (8)
15 One type might be a bit like a large number in an irritant. (7)
18 Fish, in general, coming back. (3)
20 and 21 One might be good at making sacrifices, but insecticides may have made it outdated. (3,7)
23 See 14 across
26 How the office basket might be marked without any indication of time under water. (9)
28 See 1 down
29 What Africanus was to Scipio. (7)
30 Confess, it’s a little different from an uptown circle. (3,2,2)
31 Seems an odd shape in a body! (2,5)
32 Such waters are reputedly still in the extreme. (7)
 
DOWN
 1 and 13 down, and 28 across One does not necessarily have a poor vocabulary. (1,3,2,3,5)
 2 Goes on some trees. (6)
 3 It probably involves passing, in one sense. (9)
 4 Plaguey things! (7)
 5 Filled with melancholy and melodramatic energy. (7)
 6 Reception on landing? (5)
 7 A personal problem of a cad and ruffian? (8)
8 Verdure. (8)
13 See 1 down
16 Tolerance we perhaps were given by our parents? (9)
17 Like 18 across, one type is slippery. (3)
18 Bad times, consumed by what may be only guessed at. (8)
19 Similar to wisteria. (8)
22 Possibly reunite the train. (7)
23 See 1 across
24 One might get you most of the way home. (6)
25 Corset which would have to be fitted for such as 22. (6)
27 Lots of cities sometimes have them, but they’re gloomy. (5)

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