17 JUNE 1949, Page 31

" THE SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 534

[A Book Token for one guinea will be awarded to the sender of the first coma solution of this week's crossword to be opened alter noon on Tuesday week, lane 28th. Envelopes must be received not later than first post that day and must bear the word " Crossword," the NUMBER of the puzzle and a 2)d. 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

I. This classical name is made light of. (6, 8.) 9. Signs. (7.) 11. It can be fashioned with a pencil. (7-) 12. Cheese constructed backwards. (4.) 13. Under the hill in Tennyson. (5.) 14. It's an aid to mastication. (4.) 17. " Gaily -, a gallant Knight . .." (Pee). (7.) 18. Julia s wear. (5.) 19. The lengths to which a vegetarian will go (5.)

21. Saint who wears a cape. (7.) 2

23. Those who use it must keep pegging away. (4.) 24. It may be got by one shuffling a little. (5.) 25. What a start he gave the police I (4.) 28. Lions, Ma ! (snag.). (7.)

29. " To look at things in bloom Fifty - are little room " (Housman). (7-)

30. You'll get the solution all at once. (14.)

DOWN

2.- The celebrated golfer is cheered on -or scolded. (7.)

3. " All's - then, does truth sound bitter ? " (Browning). (4.)

4. The results of his playing pretty tame. (7.)

5. Serpentine fish. (4.) 6.- Devouring beans. (7.) • 7. Barrie's Tommy was one. (14.) commonly were

8. No tree is braver (ann.). (14.)

10. Slight container in the s rect. (5.) 15. Nippy. (5.) 16. The roadmender's region. (5.) 19. It's the least you can do 1 (7.) 20. A fair figure from Milton. (7.) 21. Their products are all bunched up. (5.) 22. ' This - blazon must not be to ears of flesh and blood " (Shake- speare). (7.) 26. This dye seems to have no result. (4.) 27. It may be seen in some absurd un- mapped village. (4.)