Prize Crossword
No. 1464 JASON
A prize of three guineas will be awarded for the first correct solution opened on 25 January Address solutions: Crossword 1464, The Spec- tator, 99 Gower Street, London, WC1 Across 1 Town success due to chance this time—what a relief! (7) 5 The Woman in White? (7) 9 Composition result of 3 down? (5) 10 Semi-dotty signs in the Walrus and the Carpenter's initial verse (5, 4) 11 'Crowned with rank fumiter and — weeds' (King Lear) (6) 12 Grave situation revealed by effluence meter yesterday (8)
14 Bitterly feels the result of incorporating Liberal principles (5) 15 With goose being cooked, what is the posit tion now? (3, 4, 2)
18 Heir presumptive has seen to l.s.d. being wildly distributed (6, 3) 20 House, sixteenth century, where assemblage returns, including daughter (5)
22 Small holder is in an easy gallop (8) 24 Being in love, subscription is returned by composer (6)
26 Low story (9) 27 Old chap pockets a pound for the sword (5)
28 Sportsman — where and on what he may stand (4, 3)
29 Davy's greatest discovery? (7) Down 1 Liberal and pro-Church Army (4, 5) 2 Principal coin with head of Regina, one pound (7) 3 Actual disadvantages of the trawling indus- try? (3, 6)
4 'This teeming — of royal kings' (King Richard 11) (4) 5 Drink, as ordered by beery in-law (6, 4) 6 Keeper of sheep by oriental tree (5) 7 Gladys and Joseph are cask makers (7) 8,17 An alien tract, possibly Yemen area (5, 9) 13 Spreading rumours, the old reformer is in- terrupted by reformed sniper (10) 16 But our men could be, and are more than half (9)
17 See 8 19 The occupant has a Buddhist understudy (7)
21 Doctor, with pair of spectacles, was in front and drivelled (7)
22 Part of the caravan arrived and then left (5) 23 Accomplice completely understands the Saint (5)
25 It may well change colour later on in the pale afterglow (4)
Solution and winner on 30 January
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