18 JANUARY 1952, Page 27

THE "SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD NO. 661

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I. Medicament of frozen chicken. (8.) 5. Abhorred by Milton. (6.) 9: Outstanding features. (8.) 101 Vessel for the man who has done his dirty- on a charitable day. (63' 12. Worn out. (6.)

13. Why ccunnosers are mid and make money. (83-

15. It might make Eve tura padre, Possibly. (11) 18: What to do if Jocko scratches him- self.. (6. 6.)

23. They work by the way. (8.)

24. All over again. (6.) 26. Miss Richardson's hero. (6.)

27. Vessels. far the hay harvest. (8.) 28.. Chews a nut. (6.) 29. A. view of tobacco. (ID Down

1. Vessel embraced by a poet and prob- ably in one. (6.) 2. Vertical one-way vilricle. (6.) 3. The rate changes. (73 4. Excisions. (4.) 6. This can be found in Ethel's tongue- twister. (7.)

7.. He wasn't fleeced. Rather the other way about. (8.)

8. Assortment of ten gross. (8.) 1 . The sort of noise chanticleer makes 7 (7.) 14. They should meet the right nails. (7.) 16. Dip me ice (anat.) (8.) 17. Changes at the hairdresser's. (8.) 19. Heighten. (7.) 20.. Fed outside the ruined coif, possibly. (7.) 21. " That unhoped - that men call ago - (Brooke.) (&)

22. A chess gambit in step. (6.)

25. I am climbing twice. (4.)