THE " SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 723

IA Book Token for one guinea will be awarded to the sender of the first correct solution opened after noon on Tuesday week, April 7th, addresses! Crossword. 99 Gower Street, London, W.C.I. Envelopes must be received nor later than first post that day and insist bear the NUMBER of the puzzle and a 2)d. stamp. Solutions must be on the form below, and none can be accepted from the U.S.A. The solution and the name of me winner lent be published in the following issue.1

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Across

1. The bicycle for an osteopath. (4, 6.) 6. " Huila, ye pampered jades of -." (Marlowe.) (4.) 10. Sir George named the street. (7.)

11. Half the wine in which Mr. Linkin- water's health was drunk. (7.)

12. Escape. (5.) 13. A sly shade at Grantehester. (5, 4.) 14. " It - and I am ready to depart." (Landor.) (5.) 16. Curse a cat. (Anag.) (9.) 18. Hardly the medium in which to enlarge on a subject. (5, 4.) 19. A sane wanderer, it scents. (5.) 21. One of them disturbed Miss Mullet. (9.)

24. The armadillo might become a tout. (5.)

25. Article in a house for flavour, (7.) 26. Original sin of the gardener. (3, 4.) 27. Extract from the apple of discord. (4.) 28. Renew it Tim. (Anag.) (10.)

Down

1. No Individual among bad Germans. (7.) 2. Fresh from the Mint in Africa. (3, 6.) 3. Pick off the bird. (5.) 4. Regan's cross. (5.) 5. The bird seems to announce that it failed to score. (5, 4.)

7. Starting price to a poem for a plater. (5.)

8. T tt tip finally an ar Icle. (7.

9. A South African colonial turns to a sailor. (8.)

15. Smiles didn't advocate shoo-lifting really. (4, 4.)

16. The daily help at four has a confused air. (9.) 17. Guerrilla band. (9.) 18. -, feasted, despaired, been happy." (Browning.) (7.) 20. Pip's fellow boarder at Pocket's. (7.) 22. Anne Bronth's Miss Grey. (5.) 23. The sailor gets out in a round. (5.) 24. A royal tYPe. (5.)