14 NOVEMBER 1970, Page 38

Prize crossword

No. 1455 DAEDALUS

A prize of three guineas will be awarded for the first correct solution opened on 23 November. Address solutions: Crossword 1455 The Spec- tator,' 99 Gower Street, London WCI Across 1 Edwardian creation who would have been quite unable to toe the line! (6) 4 Those who lose their grip are likely to drop a danger with this (8) 8 They take a toss on a Tuesday (8) 10 Hot and cold miss? What a rift! (6) 1/ Vatentine's twin was brought up by a bead (5) 13 Royal mistress in the pink (9)

14 Brethren of Trinity House (5)

16 Currently astonish (9) 17 Filters through yet again, so holds back (9) 19 Soothing greeting (5) 21 Metric abbreviation abounds—so get the grievance investigator (9) 22 Snake in the grass! (5) 24 in the forehead of the morning sky' (Milton) (6) 25 Duke who ended up in the drink (8) 26 Womanhood, in the grand manner? (8)

27 Most of the charm of Egypt is allowed to create footwear (6)

Down 1 Little Sitting Bull for example (7) 2 'And fills the white and rustling sail and the gallant mast' (Cunningham) (5) 3 This pupil gets a pound on his plates (7)

5 French grandee teams up with philosophic Immanuel to discover a termite in Jamaica (4-3)

6 Leader of the press (9)

7 My paler version of open-mouthed crusta- cean (7)

9 Soft words to hide unpalatable truths (10) 11 Objective way in which to lose oneself (10) 15 Hyphenate the directors to make up for the driver's panel (9)

17 A crowded part of the house (7) 18 'Ring in — to all mankind' (Tennyson)n

19 Rum creation by which a great gastronome is remembered (7) 20 Like a Mr Worthing, perhaps? (7) 23 Medical board (5) Solution and winner on 28 November

Solution to Crossword 1453. 1 Cornet 4 Pleas. ing 8 Flat race 10 Steppe 12 Eaten 13 Athenians 14 Spens 16 Gunsmiths 17 Unpopular 19 Modes 21 Hard lines 22 Shape 24 Acetic 25 Espaler26 Designed 27 Fag end. Down: 1 Coffers 2 Roast 3 Errands 5 Antonym 6 Implanted 7 Greases9 Changeling 11 China roses 15 Exporters 11 Unheard 18 Pelting 19 Mascara 20 Sheared 23 Alice.

Winner: Mrs Wheeler, Ochil, Drove Road, Chilbolton, Stockbridge, Hants.