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SOLUTION OF CROSSWORD 1,047

ACROSS.-1 Action. 4 Sold a pup. 8 Allegory. 10 Farrar, 12 Omaha. 13 Dragoncts. 14 Yield. 16 Cadastral. 17 Pot- boiler. 19 Casts. 21 Tarantula. 22 Limbo. 24 Akimbo. 25 Chairman, 26 Sinister. 27 Winced.

DOWN.-1 Amatory. 2 Tilia. 3 On guard. 5 Dragons. 6 Toilettes. 7 Parasol, 9 Ridiculous. 11 Balderdash. 15 Extortion. 17 Pot-hats. 18 Omnibus. 19 Cellini. 20 Scorned. 23 Mimic.

PRIZEWINNERS

Mrs. C. W. Ould, Dukeswood

Avenue, Gerrards Cross, Buckingham- shire, and Mrs. E. J. Winfield, 151 Holy- well Lane, um. Houghton. Castletorn. Yorkshire.