Certain letters were to be expanded to fill larger squares, the result looking like a SNELLEN CHART as used in eye tests. The highlighted letters could be arranged to spell ASTIGMATIC.
ACROSS
COST A BOMB; Co. + mob (rev.) in stab
ACE; (GR)ace
EAU; initial letters
VIE; vi(L)e
DEGRADING; anag.
MAD; ma(I)d
Unclued (12, 2 words)
THIR; initial letters
OISE; is in OE
OTIOSITY; anag. inc. y
WIMMIN; MMI in win
EINE; (H)eine
TEAD; (S)tead
SNEE; s nee(d)
ACS; ac(e)s
NTH; N(or)th
TAL; tal(e)
SCIATICAL; sci (hep)atical
CANT; 2 mngs.
KOPF; KO p,f
TANG; t’ + n in Ag
SYCE; c in sye
STEM; ste(A)m
DOWN
CAD; ca(RE)d
OCEAN; Co. (rev.) + EAN
SEGO; s ego
TERMLIES; ERM L in ties
ALIT; L in ait
AEROMETRY; anag. in ary
ANOSMATIC; sma’ I a notic(e)
ACID; a/c ID
BUDDHIST; DD hi in bust
OVID; v in o I D
MINOR; min(t) OR
BEG; be(in)g
AS TO; (b)asto
STEY; st(OR)ey
INCAN; in can
INAPT; a in in pt
TEA-SET; tease t
WICCA; w + acc I (rev.)
NEAFE; hidden
VELLUM; ‘ve + mull (rev.)
NATS; stan(d) (rev.)
HIKE; h (b)ike
ING; (r)ing
COS; CO’s
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