Herewith, Frank W. Lewis’s last puzzle in our pages—fom the May 29, 1976, issue.
ACROSS
1 and 9 Is Adam unique, like me? (5,6,8)
10 Making up the ads for a statistical complement of 26. (6)
11 Re piano composition for a certain type of concert? (4-3)
12 See 25 down
14 It won’t, if shortly expected to fit in. (6)
15 A possible exclamation of Crusoe, on seeing evidence of Friday showing places for cover. (8)
17 Holmes wanted them more stately, with a person’s getting something charged. (8)
20 Fish sort of came first, to be very solicitous. (6)
22 One on the house, musically speaking? (Or in the pit?) (7)
24 It’s easy to get to China from here. (7)
26 Vitally connected with 10, one hears they might be a lot of bunk! (6)
27 Sex aberration is about enough, they might point out. (8)
28 As restaurant-goers might arrive by request of the chairman? (4,2,5)
DOWN
2 In no guise, however contrived, to be clever. (9)
3 If you can get this, you must be! (7)
4 and 16 Unvarnished description of the Foolish Virgin? (4,3,6)
5 Early patriots might have thought one a comer. (7)
6 Such as a Bohemian circle in an uprising? Well, not exactly circles! (5)
7 On the surface it’s a ruffling, though very quiet in anger. (6)
8 Perhaps flinch from what some people call their kind of doctor. (6)
13 Old-fashioned quiet game? (5)
16 See 4
18 Bail is provided for them, perhaps, if they don’t stand up. (6)
19 The place of the Bishop is to look after things. (7)
20 Cat’s head on a freak of nature? Man’s head, rather. (7)
21 Safe place, or the key to it? (6)
23 Mark this, and do shortly for it. (5)
25 and 12 across Leander-like fanaticism. (4,7)
