Sunday Times

[mra1]

26 down Without rooms for treating sick pupils ?A?S - totally baffled, must be missing something - have tried WA(R)DS and (Sick) BAYS - just dont get it! Enlightenment please!

[dannyk13]

26d.Wa(r)ds - wads for treating the eyes (pupils)

[Treacle Toes]

Thank you for giving me the answer yesterday, my computer closed on me before I was able to thank you

[mra1]

Thank you Dannyk13 - I was thinking of the other kind of pupil!

[Neveracrossword]

I've seen this answered as Sans - it means 'without' and 'sans' are rooms for treating sick pupils.

[dominie]

An earlier thread had two possible answers WADS and SANS (without)

[bert_h]

Yes, all boarding school stories are riddled with references to sick pupils being in the 'san' (sanatorium), so without = SANS and those rooms = SANS also.