10 APRIL 1953, Page 31

THE " SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 725 IA Book Token for

one guinea will be awarded to the sender of the first correct viniion opened after noon on Tuesday week. April 21st addressed Crossword, 9,t Cower Street, London, W.C.1 Envelopes Must be received not later than first post that day and must bear the NUMBER of the puzzle and a 2141. stamp. Solutions run be on the form below, and none can be accepted from the U.S.A. The solution and the name of the winner will be published in the following issue.]

Across

1. An old gatecrasher. (12.) 10. His castles-are not in Spain. (7.) 11. Place lacking a suggestion of antiquity. (7.) 12. Entertainment of the conjurer in Lagos ? (5. 5.) 13. Glass in the sea. (4.) 15. A celestial hostelry. (5.) 16. " 0 joel that in our - Is something that dotb live!" (Wordsworth.) (6.) 20. Only half the choice of timber is shown in this severe trial. (6.) 21. Boat for a Marine. (5.) 25. Occupants also of the craft above. (4.) 26. Did the author have to use it with her publisher-to-be ? (10.) 28. A menacing card. (7.) 29. The play that wasn't played. (7.) 30. What did this yield, shear gold ? (6. 6.)

Down

2. " In Vishnu-land what -?" (Brown- ing.) (6.) 3.. Is this place in Rugby ? (10.) 4. Broken crate in red, (8.) 5. Bright standard having some point. (3, 3.) 6 "Oh my offence is -." (Shakespeare.) (4.) 7. A: bit in some mixture. (8.) 8. The above for example. (5.) 9, Rose is offered refreshment. (7.) 14. Upheaval in Malaga might have a tame ending. (10.) 17. Sheila's was's winner. (7.) 18. Trouble at the end of the morning. (S.) 19. Showing why curry couldn't be cold comfort. (3. 5.) 22. " Oh ponder well, be not -1" (Gay.) (6.) 23. Puss turns up with a citizen. (6.) 24. A poem to electrify one. (5.) 27. Dombcy and Son. (4.)