" THE SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 353 IA Book Token

for one guinea will be awarded to the sender of the first correct glutzon of this week's crossword to be opened after noon on Tuesday week, December 25th. Envelopes must be received not later than first post that day and st bear the word "Crossword," the NUMBER of the puzzle and a aid. 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.]

ACROSS

t. Seemingly a less dangerous pastime than a bun fight. (8.) 5. Many of them don't amount to as much as this. (6.)

9. In which is written "Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures." (8.) c. By no means a choice resort. (6.) 12. They just happen. (6.) 13. A black-out implement. (8.)

15. Noah's equivalent of our " pre-war " perhaps. (12.)

IS. Name stranger. (Anag.) (12.) 23. Come back in an expression of

annoyance. (8.)

'4. Poet one might think Shelley? (6.) -6. American expression getting in for

a boy. (6.) It's a black outlook here. (8.)

:5. It's strenuous, but one must stick It.

(6.)

9 They get a limited hearing. (8.)

DOWN

t. Musical instrument now more often iced than blown. (6.)

2. " Dear as remembered after death." (Tennyson.) (6.) 3. When tea comes in disguised. (7.) 4 lie asked, just before dying, for a button to be undone. (4.) 6. The beast seems to admit jeering at a MOW. (7.)

7. Distinguished artists inserted in the Russian manner. (8.) 8. " Though round its breast the roll- ing clouds are spread, Eternal

settles on its head. ' (Goldsmith.) (8.) is. They must hear a lot of tall stories. (7.) 14. Always in old salt. (7.) 16. Did this book produce itself for Reade? (4, 4.) 17. Atom car 1 camouflage here. (8.)

19. Nice adjective. (7.) 20. Sea-going doves. (7.)

21. Wear away. (6.) 22. " Our now are ended " (Shakespeare.) (6.) 25. Its food rationing is clothes ration- ing. (4.)