THE "SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 693

14 Book Token for one guinea will be awarded to the sender of the first correct solution opened alter noon on Tuesday week, September 9th, addressed Crossword, sQ Gower Street, London, W.C.I. Envelopes must be received not later than first post that day and must bear the NUMBER of the puree 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.]

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17. 22. A frank first letter. (7.)

24. " Caught at God's skirts and prayed. 2.3 The literal gamut in thorny surround-

ings, very hot. (7.) Crossword No. 69!

25. Beg wines for the film on them. (8.)

26. A curative place for Cockneys. (6.) LIEMEIBEI nvigi mg 27. Afloat they should know the ropes. PAR RA HEICIElarla (8.)

1. The historian turns out a big nob.

2. Not Quite the servant to open the door. (6.)

3. What a pelt I• So I turn up: nothing NmEN°3 FOTIO follows. (7.) 4. At Bisley or high above, according MIMEO LIMEIIIIEFICI 6. Everything in store for a boat. (7.)

7. Those in a foreign country. (8.)

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The bah for Selima. (8.) Estimate for Modestine ? (6.) Moor for the secret boys. (4. 4.) Whist was her favourite self. (6.) What happens if one doesn't shut down on the bowling. (4. 3.) Evidently no secret accounted for.

(3, 4.) Balance of salesmanship. (12.) Pets annually disorganised. (12.)

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14 makes contrivances thus. (8.) - Contrasted mechanical processes of

some promise. (4. 3, 5.)

Respite. (8.) Panel doctor's contribution to build- ing. (8.) The first may be valuable. (7.) Jump and eat like Jack-in-the-box.

(5. 2.) Tribesman who Was a bee-keeper ? (6.) Belfry met in verse. (6.)