THE SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 280
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ACROSS
1. Fricnd a tin devoured. (so.)
7. It is in a state of Collapse. (4.) 9. A sort of water. (6.) The weapon seems to be aimed at the wrong submarine. (8.) I. Dates once were the making of them.
(9.) The place that wont stay put? (5.) They are decisive. (7.) Miss Burney's picture of youth. (7.) Productive,-of a fur hat? (7.) " True happiness consists not in the multitude of ." (Jonson.) (7.) He gets his orders, of course. (5.)
" Eternal spirit of the mind, Brightest in dungeons Liberty thou art. ' (Byron.) (9.)
Hurried about too much in France. (8.) Beheaded . musketeer, straight from the Greek. (6.) Daring. (4.) The men for the job when it's fighting. (4, 5.)
DOWN
It yields Tate a tune. (9.) One doesn't eat this salt. (5.) Short measure reaches zero at Ely. (to.) A fly fellow. (6.) Jules Verne was much occupied with
St, (a.)
7. The original pin-up gir • (9.) 8. Sunny, as it were. (5.
13, The only thing to do with a trophy: (5, 2, 3.). 15. A familiar sign of Lebensraum. (3, 2, 4.)
17. Stolen ode. (Anag.) (9.) 20. On one occasion at least they fell fast. (6.) 22. It takes a great deal to make game. (5.) 24. Subsequently. (5.) 25. Such cash as one can get. (4.)
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