" THE SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD SECOND SERIES-No. 2

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ACROSS

t. What she might do is not stated but probably something explosive (8).

5. " On either side the river lie, Long fields of and of rye" (6).

9. The right publication for you (8). so. A favourite building of Amold's (6). 12. They should be united, and yet it is nearly all over (6).

t3. Coloured in company (s).

16. The vehicle returns and one gets in (6).

17. Mrs. Hauksbee, perhaps (8)

20. Advance extract of 15, two letters short (t)

21 and 26. Bewilders (so).

23. " When Tam grown to man's estate, I shall be very and great" (5). 25. Invisible liquor (6). 28. The answer few achieve (6).

29. 25 maybe in this (8).

30. Not a native of Tus- cany (6). 3t. County differentia- tion among tellies (8).

DOWN

s. One doesn't get on with fruit (4).

2. Not what one likes to hear from the horse's mouth (4).

3. It takes more than half an artist to do this, all the same (9).

4. 2, and whacked 'em (6).

6. What's special, wine of the age ? (5).

7. To be found in "The Crock of Gold" (ro).

8. Book for a Chinese footballer ? (to). Is. Some might expect to pick stock- ings off it (5).

14. Turn me over good and sharp (to).

15. These knots should be fast (to).

18. Suit Mabel out of this (9). 19. The oat dish would become a saint next morning (5).

22. Winged dramatist (6).

24. Seaweed of the salt from France t e'

26. See 21.

27. Better in men than machines