27 SEPTEMBER 1946, Page 21

THE SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 394 [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, October 8th. Envelopes must 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 r. To obtain this one has to take the long view meteorologically. (7, 7.) 9. Ruling consul. (7.) to. Room for nine here. (7.) tr. An example of warike plumbing. (4.) 12. Tyre's companion. (5.) 13. Working fish. (4.) t6. Sweetmeats from the meadows. (12.) 18. Where there was early need of an interpreter. (5, 2, 5.) 22. Best maybe. (4.) 23. Musical measure. (5-) 24. Source of the underground move- ment. (4.) 27. Made of one rail. (7.) 28. Lots of bridge. (7.) 29. Hypocritical watershed. (9, 5.) DOWN

I. Adam, before he delved ?' (5, 9-) 2. An alternative for I down. (6.)

3. Most towns have it. (4.)

4. Is crust the making of them ? (7.)

5. The same old clothes ! (7.) 6. " Man's love is of man's - a thing apart " (Byron). (4-) 7. Poetic fielding excess. (8.) 8. Producers of a mailed fist. (14.)

14. Fencing composer. (5.)

15. " Bind on thy sandals, 0 thou most -" (Swinburne). (5.) 17. He shouldn't be taken on trust. (8.) 19. Feeding in disguise. (7.) 20. The maid with a lot of trouble. (7-) 21. Gray cat. (6.) 25. American unmanned. (4.) 26. Tax the fellow. (4.)