10 MARCH 1967, Page 25

Crossword no. 1264

Across 1 Reward to the crossword dog from a manipula- tor? (10) 6 A little salmon for Catherine? (4) 10 Is there nothing vulgar to be done? (5) 11 Mrs Wharton's Hudson River was so adorned (9) 12 Patron saints (8) 13 Cost of living on the staircase? (6) 15 Uncle Sam makes a palindromic error (4) 16 Goodbye to depression! (4) 17 Like Milton's dapper little folk (5) 20 Floss is so sweet! (5) 21 Hark at him, Shakespeare and Schubert carolled (4) 22 Just water, please (4) 24 Wherein to drown one's sorrows on getting the sack? (6) 26 He got jobs by the dozen, he was so strong! (8) 29 Shut up about returning thanks, it's not adult!

(9) 30 Verse that doesn't quite ring a bell, musically speaking (5) 31 Davenant's 21 took the lady's window for this (4) 32 In Churchillian phrase, 'Some neck!' (10) Down 1 Vocally disapprove of a saint? That should help to send the rocket up! (5) 2 From which one may infer Caesar was not the pyjama type? (9) 3 Yorkshire seat (6) 4 Place of worship for the yachtsman? (10) 5 Jacob found a use for him (4) 7 It's got from the damask rose (5) 8 for this (9) 9 The 'keep-fit' captain? (7) 14 The organiser no doubt of a famous musical woodland picnic (4-6) 15 Unfortunate recidivistic ice-spectacle (9) 18 Gratis issue of theatre equipment to the un- attached? (9) 19 The dray is overturned when you put water in it (7) 23 'A towering in her pride of place' (Shakespeare) (6) 25 Oh, Johnnie, Lily was not for you! (5) 27 Told by an architect? (5) 28 The flying count (4)

Solution to Crossword no. 263. Acros . 1 Cabbala 5

Hessian &' Owl-eyed 10 Lacuna 11 Starmonger 12 Arne 13 Abu 14 Love-in-a-mist 17 Unrealistic 19 Sir 20 Cage 22 Agronomist 26 Llanero 27 Pintail 28 Rattery 29 Nursery Down. I Crows 2 Beleaguer 3 Abysmal 4 Arden 5 Hellenist

6 Suck 7 Inner 8 Norwester 13 Avuncular 15 Vainglory 16 Instigate IS Crooner 21 Giant 23 Orpen 24 Tally 25 Gene