Daily Express Prize Crossword 708 Friday June 20Th 2014

[Stewart55ad]

Stuck on three.
Jim Hawkins hid one on treasure islands. 6 letters. ?a?r?l.
Glasgow university s main buildings stand on university 6 letters. A?e???.
Insect that made Burns think of seeing ourselves as others do. 5 letters. L???e

[boxtops]

3 - louse?

[sandyRoe]

1 barrel

[boxtops]

Actually - is it from Ode to a MOUSE, if your L is wrong?

[sandyRoe]

He was sitting in church and saw a louse crawling on the neck of a woman in the pew in front of him.
'Oh that God the gift would gae us, to see ourselves as others see us'

[Sam1960]

Glasgow University one .... Avenue

[Stewart55ad]

Could the answer to my Glasgow university, where the buildings stand be university avenue.
Thanks sandyroe, and box top, for your answers, and the Burns verse

[Stewart55ad]

It was Keith Aitkin's crossword , Daily Express

[Stewart55ad]

Thanks all

[Sam1960]

you're welcome

[Sam1960]

methyl, it's from "keith's crossword" in the Scottish Daily Express

[Mamyalynne]

You do adapt to reading round the odd typo, especially late at night.


It isn't too hard usually.

Unless the setter had a bad day of course.

[sandyRoe]

Aye, but it's late and perhaps they can be excused.

[Mamyalynne]

Indeed.