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"THE SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 416 [A Book Token for one

guinea will be awarded to the sender of the first correct solution of this week's crossword to be opened after noon on Tuesday week, March 25th. Envelopes must be received not later than first post that day and must bear the word "Crossword," the NUMBER of the puzzle and a 2Id. stamp. Solutions must be on the form below, and none can be accepted from the USA. The solution and the name of she winner will be published in the following issue.]

12. Walking on air should be easy enough 15. Not the person to sing "We are not

13. For the fisherman who likes round- 11. Ten is enough for a drink. (5.) 10. Take an ell from Lord Hartletop's I. Was the Brownings' marriage cere- P. Does the stumper's "How's that?"

heir for an elephant. (5.) about mettteds. (7.) divided, All one body we." (7.) in this case. (9.) (9.) mony an example of this? (6, 7.) supply a specimen one sometimes?

17. ..I Old, unhappy, far-off things And SOLUTION TO - long ago" (Wordsworth). (7.) CROSSWORD No. 414 19. The procrastinator's favourite date.

(7.) 21. Train once (snag.). (9.) 23. A much-mouthed letter. (5.)

24. Go for wood in cricket and be musical. (5.)

25. Catalogues of notions? (9.) 26. Encountered a healing person. (13.)

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2. This, evidently, is not the average man. (9.)

3. A horn for a genesaL (5.) 4. He comes back with an empty re- port. (7.)

5. 'Then on to Olympus, Their - abode" (M. Arnold). (7.) 6. Travelling companion. (9.) 7. Wells wrote in its days. (5.)

ACROSS 8. Even the least temperamental pianist 19. Sporting author in the position of 23. Are you short of anything, asks the 16. As in a dual mixture. (9.) 20. Kipling wrote of those between. (5-) 18. Is this what enables the diver to see?

22. Man who might snore. (5.) 17. Capsized elk cub. (6.) 14. Dots one find no good in the sheriff's 9. Cooper's products. (5.) (7.) golf-balls. (7.) should be. (6.) painter. (5.) statement? (5, 4.)