THE " SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 752

IA Book Token for one guinea will be awarded to the sender of the first correct solution opened after noon on Tuesday week, October 27th, addressed Crossword, 99 Gower Street, London, W.C.1. Envelopes must be received not later than first post that day and must bear the NUMBER of the puzzle and a 2W. stamp. Solutions must be on the form below, and none can be accepted from the U.S.A. The solution and the name of the winner will be published in the following Issue.] Across 7.

1. Musicians have a bowing acQuaintance

with them. (13.) 14.

9. • It is in all books, not only 13urkc's

Peerage. (5, 4.) 16.

10. To the railway sorting office in a body.

(5.) 17.

11. Believe it or not I (5.) 12. Steep rick (snag.). (9.) 18.

13. It drives home the point. (7) 15. A sort of cave-man at sea. (4, 3.) 19.

17. A conjunction of noble titles. (7.) 20.

19. Some hesitation in a Wells character. 22. (7.) 23. 21. Drains need mending but a chap comes

first with oranges. (9.)

23. " Hyperion to a -" (Shake- speare). (5.)

24, Here Robert E. Lee was awaited. (5.)

25. Captain Cuttle must have compiled many. (9.) 26. This game denounces the arrested person. (9. 4.)

Down

2. Fit and not so heavily overdrawn perhaps. (2, 3, 4.)

3. " What hand and what feet 7 " (Blake). (5.) 4. No longer plenty for a model 7 (7.) 5. Let Eric make It. (7.)

6. Where, perhaps, to find the end of the ox. (2, 3, 4.)

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Perpetual kissing indicator (5.) Stored in the county. (6.) Puss turns to it. (5.) They should understand the meaning of a good tuck-in. (9.) In which umpires announce time to change bowlers 7 (9.) Campasne won the one on Cupid's chin. (6.) Not to be mistaken for an armiger. (7.) A singer promised tales of it. (7.) Steam-yacht acts the breeze astern. (5.) Only half the fairy land. (5.) Plant of mixed drink, (5.)