" THE SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 270 IA Book Token
for one guinea will be awarded to the sender of the first correct !elution of this week's crossword to be opened after noon on Tuesday week, Muy 23rd. Envelopes should be received not later than first post that day and must bear the word " Crossword," the NUMBER of the puzzle and a zle I. stamp. Solutions must 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.] 14. He helped to populate Wonderland.
19. Before the volcanic return. (4.)
23. His quarry isn't in a china-shop. 12. Draws back in the plural. (5.) 20. The sock fits us to a T. (7.)
13. Part of the non-existent road to learn- Ift. They lacked horse-sense. (7.)
11. From head to foot. (3, 1, 3.) i6. It puts out to sea. (4.) T. fbe Human Cry MSS. (Anag.) (14.)
ing, perhaps. (5, 4.) (7) 25. Wordsworth's mount. (5.) 26. " The winds of heaven mix for ever With a sweet ." (Shelley.) (7.)
27. Perhaps he invented the wall game. (7.)
28. Mandogger. (3, 2, 3, 6.)
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3 2. Deceive ft poet with nictitation. (8.) I 3. Kipling wrote about those between.
(5.) 4. Laura is at the other aide of the world. (g.) 5. Many an old carpet is so adhesive. (5.)
6. Asleep, Sir? (Anag.) (9.)
7. Outstanding, as the creditor says. (6.) 8. Like other men, he is made by events. (6.) 24. The parson's share. (5.) 25. A defence of Sebastopol. (5.)
21. What to do with a signature. (6.) reS. Deceptive Simon in Surrey. (9.) 17. All have had it, as they say, and all 18. How far can you see? (7.) 15. It might go sour in tin. (9.) 9. Scanderbeg was named that of Christendom. (7. come in it. (4, 4-)
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