THE SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 88

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1. Basil nearly fills the church (8).

5. But the student here does not pay in American cur- rency (6).

9. Barrie's lady (8).

to. Kingsley booked many of them (6).

12. Probably the mothers of these babies don't mind if they cry in the night (6).

13. Disraeli said it was much easier to be this than to be correct (8).

15. No. doubt the imitative wasp would like to be thought so (5 words) (2, 4, 2, i, 3)- 18. Ateliers? (12).

23. It will disclose Nile's age (8).

24. Byronic riots (6).

26. Or outgo for most of us! (6).

27. Meaning that a cheque will not be accepted for a shawl? (8).

28. East's in the East (6).

29. "Weaving spiders come not there; Hence, you long- legged . ., hence! " (Shake- speare) (8).

DOWN 1. A very good sweet indeed (6).

2. It i,s seen at cross-purposes with a hammer (6). 3. Stole it in a manner of speaking (7).

4. One gets it on the seat-of a chair ot otherwise! (4).

6. A classical matricide (7).

7. Buns coil in them (8).

8. Did the puzzle again? (8). He wrote " Poly-olbion " (7).

14. Travelling companion (7).

16. It's simply chronic (2 words) (4, 4).

17. Took part in a sack-race? (8).

19. The poet sees the light, so to speak (7).

20. A second helping of chicken, by the sound of it (7).

21. Stick but not 4 (6).

22. They are eaten on horseback (6).

25. A bad-tempered fish (4).