1 SEPTEMBER 1967, Page 25

Crossword no. 1289

Across 1 'The gentle day the drowsy east with spots of grey' (Shakespeare) (7) 5 Artily distinguished camel shows a sweet nature (7) 9 Look here, keep to the rules (7)

10 Aphrodite's kind (7)

11 He leaves his professional mark on things! (5-5) 12 Hindu fire-eater! (4) 13 What sport it is to go downhill like this! (3) 14 Permit sex in French try-outs (11) 17 Bats in the wash-house! (11) 19 Nordic brownie (3) 20 Proverbially useful currency for flower power? (4) 22 Payment for big books about light (10) 26 Beastly? Sometimes (7) 27 Lights for ships that pass in the night (7) 23 Flag officers? (7) 29 Continue the hullabaloo (5-2) Down I Prod love to make it wilt (5) 2 He never does see the silver lining! (9) 3 10 across translated to Paris? (7)

4 She learnt from a bad-tempered butterfly (5) 15.The.,gods sent an eagle for theirs (3-6) 0,Spirited communications round the table! (4) 7 Fate's a lady (5) 8 Cosmopolitan speakers? (9)

13 The books that Tarquin bought (9) 15 Elevated architectural triangles (9) 16 Mr Pooter? (9) 18 Where the seeds of thought are sown? (7) 21 Remains in the imagination of the cricketer (5) 23 The instrumental theatre? (5) 24 Proustian princess (5) 25 Mugs are so complacent (4)

Solution next (seek Solution to Crossword no. 1288. Across. I Caraway 5 Bran- tub 9 Money 10 Restorers 1 t Llamas 12 Intended 14 Inked 15 Hamadryad 18 Sallyport 20 Tiger 22 Clangers 24 Crundt

26 Undoubted 27 Elver 28 Tariffs 29 Entente. Down. I Camellias 2 Ransack 3 Waywardly. 4 Yarn 5 Boson's mate 6 Alone 7 Tuesday 8 Based 13 Theocritus 16 Deterrent 17 Dark horse 19 Leander 21 Genevan 22 Crust 23 1.,r011 25 Adze.