12 JULY 1945, Page 21

tt THE SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 331

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ACROSS

1. Apparently the sailor gets the best seat in the theatre. (4, s, 3, 3.) 9. A padre's liable to take part in them, as we see. (7.) to. Why the would-be domestic called is put back. (7.) it. Source of ivory castles. (5.) 13. Tempter's family. (9.) 14. Velvet? Even better. (9.) 15. Willamson's otter. (5.) x7. Wells wrote in its days. (5.) 18. Veto music. (Anag.) (9.) zo. Terpsichorean araneiglan. (9.) 22. An early broadcaster. (5.) 24. This sportsman is not necessarily aged and depressed. (3, 4.) 25. Sirius. (3, 4.)

27. A meteorological paradox in the gardeal. (4, 2, 6.)

DOWN

z. Greengrocers' alternative to the globe. (9.) 2. Payment for fish. (3.)

3. What's in this? Oh, resin. (7.) 4. Lace that seems liable to take fire. (7.)

5. Six deep on it. (Anag.) z.) 6. It comes in from a harvest field. (5.) " Something ails it now; the is cursed " (Wordsworth). (4.) 8. A letter in what is in a letter makes a house. (8.)

12. It is far from savoury and high.

(5, 3, 3.)

14. " As if his whole - Were endless

imitation " (Wordsworth). (8.) 16. Substance of one of Portia's singles.

(9.) IS. Emu near. (Anag.) (7.) 19. A sup confused and in the middle.

(7.) 21. His corner is in fiction. (5.) 23. It's so uncommon.

26. A vulgar face turns up. (3.)