SPECTATOR CROSSWORD No. 1137

ACROSS 1. Hardy gave her a band (10) 6. How the prosodist does a turn ,„ (4)

"3. Pace-saving device (5)

11. Scores of sweets (9 12. A day in the City (8)

13. What was glum about Gilbert's ,„ Merrymn? (6 'a. The little one)

sounds full of ,‘ Dower (4)

16. The twain get well in Scotland (4),, 1 f• A bone that gets well guarded „„ 'Therefore 'Therefore my age is as a -

winter, Frosty, but kindly' (As You Like 11) (5)

21• Spy in a northern vessel (4) 22. Nameless but only for a while

• (4)

p. A thundering good editor! (6) 29 8,2•Yansong to your liking? (8) _ • marold bet out for the town (9) ".it concerns a light (5)

31. Jobi5lid in relation to the Potsble (4) 32. They shine in the stream that belongs to the lady (10) DOWN 1. A drop here may lead to over- heard confidence (5) 2. He s lost if he does (9)

3. 'She brought forth butter in a -- dish' (The Bible) (6)

4. How madame is nice and plump (10) 5. Telephone bell (4) 7. The dean gives a party to the rising Mardchal (5)

8. Look-out girl (6, 3) 9.- Maroon; in fact (7)

14. Caroline's dance? (10) 15. Moral dame makes a sensational appearance (9)

18. Where they put prohibition on plenty? (9)

19. A collection of good songs? (7) 23. Fights for the left-overs (6) 25. Chap at home in the Romance dialect (5) 27. The little bird is with us says the tragic Roman (5) 28. Alas. said Horace (4) Solution next week