THE SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 110

1.4 prize of a Book Token for one guinea will be given to the sender of the first cored solution of this week's crossword puzzle to be opened. Envelopes should be ,,writed with the words "Crossword Puzzle " and the NUMBER of the PUZZLE, Al should be received not later than first post on Tuesday week. No envelopes will opened before noon on Tuesday. Solutions should be on the form appearing The name of the winner and the solution will be published in the follow- 0, issue. Envelopes containing solutions must bear a ziel. stamp, otherwise they ,,,,,,,charged on delivery. Solutions from the U.S.A. cannot be accepted.]

ACROSS

i. " The - Adam and his wife Smile at the claims of long descent " (Tennyson) (8).

5. Gone to the dogs? Where? (6).

9. No, Sir, I've altered (8). Is. I am not whole (6).

IL Christmas confused about an ancient king (6).

13. This key city makes the Isle of Man move (8).

15. Dates (12).

18. Having writ, it moves on (2 words) (6, 6). 23. Not Whittington's way, evi- dently (2 words) (4, 4).

24. Moore's become melancholy

(6).

26. The son of Amoz (6).

27. Not Hogg's birds of the wil- derness, but the psalmist's (8). 28. His parents get tinned (6).

29. He said he could trust his Queen's kindness (8).

DOWN 4. Loved-locked-out of Picca- 2. Getting nasty again? (6). 3. Flag-rankers? (7). I. Good on hose, but useless as

stirrup-pump (6). GI

dilly Circus (4)- 6. Not all the sheep will defend you (7), 7. A vulgar bit (8). 8. Swift sort of writer (8). II. It always is somewhere, said Longfellow (7). 14. What should we wear on Twelfth Night? (7).

16. Sing about what Hamlet wanted his too solid flesh to do (8).

17. He made a singer of a model (8).

19. Confused Huns about all up

• (7).

20. " With a full but soft Like the swell of Summer's ocean " (Byron) (7).

21. The R.A. seems to have suc- ceeded where the rolling stone failed (6).

22. " Like a well-conducted went on cutting bread and butter " (Thackeray) (6).

25. Where to put the solution (4).