"The Spectator" Crossword No. I20 BY ZENO [A prize of
one .guinea will be given to the sender of the first correct solution of this week's crossword puzzle to be opened. Envelopes should be marked " Crossword Puzzle," and should be received not later than first post on Tuesday. No envelopes will be opened before noon on Tuesday. Solutions should be on the form appearing below. The name of the winner will be published in our next issue.]
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ACROSS
1. Distorted with no hair.
8. I owe-half of a very little.
11. What follows a fencing position denotes alliances as well as the whole.
14. Does man run Y (snag.).
16. Four sometimes includes this.
17. With only one pound two- pence you would need a drink.
20. 38 is recorded in these at five.
21. Eerie tart (snag.). 23 rev. Used by cattle.
25. Unit of work.
26. Scottish alley.
28 rev. The better part of nine, if you overlook nothing. 29. Prepare for a closb'shave.
33. Grows from a seed.
36. Formation which keeps the head clear.
37. It needs the last of 33 before it becomes twisted.
38. Anger gives rise to this.
DOWN 1. Literally, not much use even • if left in. the field.
2. Though the appendage is always bald, none would resort to this.
3. Result when death doubles a figure.
4. Follows many titled men. 5 rev. " Oh ye ! who have your eyeballs vex'd and tied Feast theta upon" this. ,
6. 29 without heat.
7. Double American nickel.
8. A gate would certainly make linen this.
9. Comes after seven.
10. This accords with asp: pearances.
12. What the melodramatic villain does not do.
13. A spicy individual. 15 rev. Behold twenty.
18. You mount around it.
19. " Keen, fitful gusts are whisp'ring here and there Among the bushes half leafless, and . . . . " 22. This you will soon find. 24. Goes with soup.
27 rev. This would be easy re-: versed with- an addition, for instance, reversed.
30. It's always demonstrating.
31. Border which attracts attention.
32. Deposit decidedly fishy.
34. 13 would be edible with this before it.
35. Left from 11 without crouching close to the ground with tea.
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