SPECTATOR CROSSWORD No. 1059
ACROSS 1 Melt oil for a sweet-smelling result (7) 5 More excellent when he discovers water? (7) 9 Hairless one, that's a story! (7)
10 The King of Dashan among the lindens here (7)
11 It must have been the one John Peel used, being a good English- man! (3, 7) 12 Crazy on returning (4) 13 '0 wert thou in the cauld blast On yonder —' (BurnS) (3) 14 Duplication on the cheap is sought for this communication (5, 6)
17 Dairy produce journal, it .seems, has weight (6, 5)
19 May make a change for'her (3) 20 It often has a blue origin, by Jove! (4) 22 Do they provide music en route? (5, 5) 26 Whence Dora ran? (7) 27 One might find her jewelry in a fish! (7) 28 Pleased to have slipped away (7) 29 'Where the apple —, Never pry' (Browning) (7) DOWN 1 Imitate the girl singer with a hundred (5) 2 Enjoy free indulgence (9) 3 Brief let me be! (7) 4 Where's the key? In Edmonton, Alberta (5) 5 Primrose is likely to be encoun- tered on this path (9) 6 The adventuress who might patch things up (4) 7 'The light that loses, the— that wins' (Swinburne) (5) 8 Disapproval expressed in a fruity manner? (9) 13 But a cruel turn involves burning the midnight oil (9) 15 It saves writing letters! (9)
A first prize of a copy of Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary and a second prize of a book token for one guinea will be awarded to the senders of the first two correct solutions opened on Oct. 27. Address solutions: Crossword No. 1059, 99 Gower St., London, WCI.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary is recommended for Crosswords.
Solution on Oct. 30
16 Does it. mean 'Penalty for Im- proper Use: £5'? (5, 4) 18 Go on, then, be a revolutionary when you are temperate (7) 21 Daily woman takes a turn (5) 23 Choir in a scramble for juice (5) 24 Whence to expect horticultural wisdom? (5) 25 Sort out the pieces (4)
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