Crossword September 2004

Across

3 Treasure Island, by Robert Louis --------- (9)
8 Lucky Jim, by Kingsley ---- (4)
9 The character re- lating the story (8)
10 Artificial silk stockings ------ (6)
12 The Cruel ---, by Nicholas Montsarrat (3)
15 That which upholds (7)
16 The ---- Horsemen of the Apocalypse (4)
18 To persuade vigorously (4)
19 Story with a moral meaning (7)
20 Not his, nor hers. (3)
24 To stand firm against (6)
25 Barchester Towers, by Anthony -------- (8)
26 Winnie the Pooh or Paddington? (4)
27 Author of History of the English-speaking Peoples (9)

Down

1 Greek mountain sacred to Apollo and the Muses (9)
2 On which the name of a book is printed (5,4)
4 Containers for keeping food (4)
5 & 17 Poetry without normal metre (4, 5)
6 The ark-builder of the Bible (4)
7 Wood-wind instrument (4)
11 Mid-day (4)
12 The thirty-nine -----, by John Buchan (5)
13 Literary work undertaken only for the money (3-6)
14 It's in the non-fiction department (4, 5)
17 See 5 down
21 It's been plighted in many romances! (5)
22 An ornamental gateway (4)
23 To write without clarity (4)
24 Try the clue for 14 down! (4)