Veriety 18 Hires for service 20 Alleviates
A garbled crossword style clue set references various terms including a service hire, alleviation, a European river, a Persian tentmaker, solicitude and an unruly child. Other hints point to a payment demand, making evident, cylindrical teeth, and ruleouts. The list continues with a suspect misprint series and stray names and titles. The fragment ends with weaponry and enumeration cues.