" THE SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 492 [A Book Token
for one guinea will be awarded to the sender of the first correct solution of this week's crossword to be opened after noon on Tuesday week September 7th. Envelopes must be received not later than first post that day and must bear the word "Crossword," the NUMBER of the puzzle and a nd. 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. It reverses MS, unless one uses a pencil. (8, 5.)
10. Volume of travel. (7.) 11. Where the composer suffers an initial change. (7.) 12. Jugged dog. (4.) 13. This novel makes Leach angry. (10.) 15. As near as a batsman gets in attempting to score a bull's eye ? (8.) 16. Gleans in corners, for fish perhaps. (6.) 18. In this case, July. (6.) 20. Pisces. (8.)
23. It takes nine to make this with a putter. (10.)
24. Declare. (4.) 26. Not so quick as the cat-burglar, but going in much the same direction.
(7.) 27. It is not subject to division. (7.)
28. One who is seeking an air as a source of wealth ? (7, 6.)
DOWN
2. A protracted salaam wrongly accented. (4, 3.)
3. They might go bust. (4.) 4. Use Latin to translate this. (8.) 5. She's a lady at heart. (6.) 6. Have they no taking ways ? (10.) 7. What turns up here ? A limb before part of the church. (7.)
8. Darting J. made some show of being it. (6, 7.)
9. Look out for what comes next to Becky. (6, 3, 4.) 14. It takes a hymn to make it with first part of 8. (10.) 17. Miles in front of him. (8.) 19. Tin fish. (7.) 21. Fashionable. (2, 5.) 22. Old Ireland canonised. (6.)- 25. -and the same for a French one. (4.)
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