tt THE SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 547 [A Book Token for

one guinea will be awarded to the sender of the first correct !Amnon of this week's crossword to be opened alter noon on Tuesday week. September 27th. Envelopes must be referred not later than first post that day and oust bear the word "Crossword," the NUMBER of the puzzle and a 2]d. stamp. ,seisitions 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.]

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31. Found in Palgrave's " Golden 33. The wise man doesn't put the high 34. Evidence of football in Greece. (11.) 26. This place changes into ash. (7.) 29. " A race that binds its body in chains 30. A ease of shop-breaking with nothing 10. He spreads a red element among the

11. Very large drops of water. (7.)

16. Holmes, but a stranger to Watson.

20. Deterioration of on rugs. (7.)

25. The Muse of History. (4.)

21. It is literally softening. (7.) 12. A change of raiment. (7.) 15. Salute to noise. (4.) 18. Blue car (snag.) (7.) 1. Overcome a bit and create something 7. Far back with wings. (3.) 9. Just a row, most of it boring. (S.) order on. (3.) and calls them " (Buchanan) great. (11.) more to follow. (9.) Treasury." (S.) (7.) (7.) flock. (9.)

ACROSS DOWN

I. " Our supreme governors, the -" (Horace Walpole.) (3.)

2. Sailor in arms to support arms. (9.) 3. Confusion of the clue with ego. (7.) 4. Protection from 33. (7.) S. Finish mice tail first. (7.) 6. The Lady of the Isle. (S.) 7. Jack Frost as poet. (5.)

The gossip's pet game is lust a swindle. (4, 3, 4.)

21. Mild comment from Pharaoh. (3-) 23. She might make company with 6.

22. Our bit of the county provides the 24. Miss Maity'slooister. (7.)

27. Force. (5.) 28. Thus about to (S.) 32. So sibilant a palindrome. (3.) 14. Up and down girl. (3.) 17. One used to be disguised at the end 19. Beg a rival to make a district. (9.) 13. Accustom. (5.)

11. Not to be mistaken for subsidised

dwellings. (5, 6.)

enchantment. (7.)

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of this meal. (S.)