Ximenes On The Art Of The Crossword
Times Crossword Puzzle No. 1, February 1930
ACROSS
1. Spread unevenly.
4. Part of a Milton title.
10. A month, nothing more, in Ireland.
11. He won’t settle down.
13. 22 down should be this.
15. Cotton onto, so to speak.
17. Head of a chapter.
18. Denizen of the ultimate ditch.
21. Frequently under observa- tion.
23. What’s in this stands out.
25. Flighty word.
26. If the end of this gets in the way the whole may result.
27. Retunes (anag.).
30. This means study.
33. Simply enormous.
36. There’s a lot in this voice.
38. This elephant has lost his head.
39. A turn for the worse.
41. Done with a coarse file.
43. Red loam (anag.)
45. This rodent’s going hawk.
47. Makes a plaything with its past.
48. Wants confidence.
50. A mixed welcome means getting the bird.
51. This girl seems to be eating backwards.
52. The men in the moon.
53. A pinch of sand will make it dry.
DOWN
2. Heraldic gold between mother and me.
3. Out of countenance.
4. Upset this value and get a sharp reproof.
5. Intently watched.
6. In some hands the things become trumpets.
7. A religious service.
8. This horseman has dropped an h.
9. Sounds like a. curious song.
12. This ought to be square.
14. Momentary stoppage.
16. Written briefly.
18. Calverley’s picturesque scholars carved their names on every one.
19. Site of 45 across.
20. Precedes advantage.
22. Parents in a negative way.
24. Used to be somewhere in France.
28. Happen afterwards.
29. Climbing instinct in man.
31. A terrestrial glider.
32. The final crack.
33. The little devil’s on our money.
34. Simplest creature.
35. Time measurements.
36. Jollier than 4 across.
37. Ladies in promising mood.
38. Presents are commonly this.
40. Gets the boot.
42. Hail in Scotland may mean tears.
44. Works, but usually plays.
46. She’s dead.
49. Only a contortionist could do this on a chair.