15 MARCH 1946, Page 21

" THE SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD ' No. 366 IA Book Token for

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ACROSS

I. It will make even horrid chaps musical. (II.)

10. Ship which may be even interrupted by a doctor. (5.) II. One sort of singing. (9.) 12. Incomparable, but having no fixtures. (9.) 13. Building order. (s.) 14. He arranges contracts but not a rail- way. (6.) i6. A fan, apparently liable to procrasti- nate. (8.) 18. It comes out of the usual tin. (8.) 20. His saw was drowned. (6.) 23. Did he spin his music? (5.) 24. Gets away with little publicity in the process. (9.) a6. Masonic habitation. (5, 4.) 27. " Wharton, the - and wonder of our days." (Pope.) (5.) 28. German town, it turns confederate. (I I.)

DOWN

2. Ale for accountants. (5.) 3. Four-footed German vessel. (7.) 4. They don't go to great lengths in Winchester. (6.) 5. Domestic affectation, but evidently they don't get away with it. (4, 4.) 6. Substance of Swinburne's century. (7-)

7. No bad sailor would choose this non- stop signal. (9, 4.)

8. Chemist's noctuma charges? (8.) 9. Method of making a timely agree- ment.. (13.)

15. Just so, William. (4, 4.) 17. Underground blossom. (8.)

59. Here it's jam yesterday and jam to- day; ask the driver. (7.) 21. The snake continent woman. (7.) 22. Stress. (6.) 25. That's funny! (5.)