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“THE SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD INO. 311 1/1 Book Token for one

guinea will be awarded to the sender of the first correct ,olution of this week's crossword to be opened aftet noon on Tuesday week, March 6th. Envelopes should be received not later than first post that day and must bear the word "Crossword," the NUMBER of the puzzle and a 21d. stamp. Solutions must be on the form below, and none can be accepted from the U.S.A. The solution and the name of the winner will be published in the following issue.]

ACROSS 1: Like Bennett's hotel. (to.) 6. •Bboted off the stage? No, on. (4.) 9. Bell-men, the German leading. (ib.) to It often takes one of the Marines. '(41)

12. "I will not cease from - fight." (Blake.) (6.)

13. White poplar. (5.) 16. "I've never seen a Jaguar, Nor yet 'dilloing in his armour." (Kipling.) (9.)

19. y enjoys butterfly existence. (5.) 20. Daughter of the Voice of 'God!" (Wordsworth.) It's an old Spanish custom. (4, 9.) 22. I also get insular. (5.) 23. They seem to lack staying power. (6.) 25. Snob's finality. (4..) 29. Enemy? No, it's a gnat camou- flaged. (to.)

3o; A Handley man, rather than a handy man. (a.) 3/. Charles X with a mixed drink. (to.)

DOWN

1. Unforded in Devon (4.) 2: Brown turns up 28 EL P008. (4.)

3. River of France. (5.) 4. Tennyson's black bat. (5.)

5. But the silly fellow has his day all the same. (5, a.)

7. The spirit of Old Ireland. (to.) 8: Only in special associations beasts of burden. (to.) 11. It was once subject to reform. (6.) 14. City of song. (to.) 15. Pa spoils me. (Anag.) (to:: 17. Daniel's negative aspect. (6.) I8. Whence one had to thread one's way 'um (9.) 24. By, way of pounds and shillings. (5.)

25. By the blue rushing of the arrowy

." (Byron.) (5.) 26. Bohemian girl. (4.) 27. Party, for bucks, of course (e.)