13 NOVEMBER 1953, Page 29

THE "SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 756

(.4 Book Token for one guinea will be awarded to the sender of the first correct solution opened after noon on Tuesday week, November 24th, addressed Crossword. 99 Gower Street. London, W.C.1. Envelopes must be received not later than first post that day and must bear the NUMBER of the puzzle. Solutions must be on the form below, and none can be accepted from the U.S.A The solution and the name of Site winner will be published in the following issue.I

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Across

1. Copenhagen and White Surrey for example. (13.)

9. A day for Yorkshire footballers. (9.) • 10. Not quite what caused the bear to 18. bulge, (5.) 11. Walt. it's very black. (5.) 19.

12. Adventurous but not highly esteemed on the track of course. (9.) 20.

13. They arc playfully at cross purposes: 22. (7.) 15. Not to say that bakers are lazy. (7.) 23, 17. In a short drink I should find no zest. (7.)

19. Observe the sibilant. (7.) 21. Tree of fiction. (9.) 23. Convolukion. (5.) 24. Came to nothing artistically. (5.)

25. NO colour in this plan. (9.)

26. Is the task of the police to recruit a reconstruction team ? (9, 4.)

Down

2. Somewhat meagre fillets ? (8.) 3. Just the paper for acquiring polish. (5.) 4. Sea-urchin in a tiara. (7.) 5. Say Iamb (anag.) (7.) 6. Grandmother you are tardy ! (9.) 7. She ran about for example. (5.) • 8. "You whose browsing dip in coldest dew " (Meredith). (6.) 9. The god of 9 across. (5.) The section is almost an exaggeration. (9.) Extiviation is not for him. (9.) A hundred in the stream in the begin- ning. (6.) The state of Mother Hubbald's cup- board disclosed. (7.)

" Master - I owe you a thousand pound" (Shakespeare). (7.)

A school for males. (5.) The dress is loose and a bit too big for Mary. (5.) What fifty million Frenchmen can't be. (5.) 14.