THE c4 SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 63S

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ACROSS

9.

He was banished for gathering sticks on the Sabbath. (3, 3, 2, 3, 4.) 10. Dancing dot. (5.)

11. Ill-nature makes Russel sin. (9.)

12. Evidently not the full-bottomed sort

of head-dress. (7.) Deduce a negative reply. (7.)

Hot abodes (anag.). (9.)

21. An easy ball to Lamb. (7.)

The headmaster sounds as if

needed oiling. (7.) Cosmetics are used to increase (4, 5.) he it.

25. The Roman gives us the bird. (5.) 26. " I am going to dine with some men," he said. (II, 4.)

DOWN

1. Such a guest as one might expect from Cork. (7.)

2. The fruit that wins awards ? (7.)

3. Friend on a prong has special privi- 4. The girls are bad at cricket. (6.) 0 E 5. Eaten with chips by 9 ? (8.) notes. (7.) •

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16. Tall in part of Jerusalem. (8.) Musical advance. (S.) 17.

A familiar type of countenance. (3,

4.) 18. Bad dogs confused in order. (7.) 19. They just edge their way along. (7.) 20. " Of two such - why forget the nobler and the manlier one?" (Byron).

(7.)

21. Unrestrained. (6.) 23. Charges are small here. (6.)