,‘ THE SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 140

ACROSS 1. The best address in. America (3 words) (3, 5, 5)- io. Little devils on the stage (7).

11. Township (7).

12. "Pkesumptuous -! with looks. intent Again• she stretch"d; again she bent." (Gray) (4).

13. Are the Italians in. this yet? (to).

is. Whatever this may be it's.

not an eye-opener (8).

16. His ambition• is to cut half this number (6)..

IX. We are not quite frightened . by this fish (6).

20. " At - in the month of June, I stand beneath the mystic moon " (Poe) (8).

23. J. C. Harris's negro (2 words) (S 5).

24. Nobody's return (4).

26. Est etes. gun not to be con- fused with a Tommy gun (2 words) (4, 3).

27. Our diet makes one dizzy in France (7).

28. It describes Pussy's downfall

(4 words) (4, 2, 3, 4).

DOWN

2. Chance on the jetty (7).

3. Urban contributor to the Northern. Lights? (4).

4. Much is thus preserved (8).

5. The cypress or myrtle, for example (6)

6. It's quite unconcealed with a monarch following (to).

7. 0 tell us to realise (2 words) (4., 3)-

88. A trophy, not oars of a curious. shape (2 words) (7,- 6). 9. Guardian angels' strain. (2. words) (4, g).

14. "Most like a - statue set In everlasting watch and moveless woe ' (E. B. Brown- ing) (to)..

17. Poisonous (8). 19. Nicsea was on this lake. (7).

21. It's a sticky business, being up this (7).

22. "Perhaps it may turn out a sang, Perhaps turn out a• -" (Burns) (6).

25. Not so exclusive a bean. (4).