Hobbies, Leisure Pursuits

Hobbies, leisure pursuits crossword clue. 8 letters. A daily crossword puzzle question in UK newspaper.

Answer: INTERESTS, PASTIMES for 8 letters.

Though Princess Mary and Natasha were evidently glad to see their visitor and though all Pierre’s interest was now centered in that house, by the evening they had talked over everything and the conversation passed from one trivial topic to another and repeatedly broke off.

At first Prince Andrew read with his eyes only, but after a while, in spite of himself (although he knew how far it was safe to trust Bilibin), what he had read began to interest him more and more.

I feel a genuine interest in the animals themselves, because they are real animals and not caricatures of men.