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Two prizes are awarded each week - n book token for one guinea aml a copy 01 the De Luse edition of Chambers's Twentieth t'ep- /toy Dictionary These will be awarded to the senders of the first WO correct solutions opened after noon on Tuesday week, April 111h, and addre.,ed: Crossword 774. nt) Gower London. IV .0 1.

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1. Cryptic admonition to the tardy cat. (B.) 5. Extract from the writings of a local Cicero. (6.) 9. Taxi with a Scots expression attached. (8.) 10. " No time to turn at Beauty's (Davies). (6.) 12. - with none, as Landur might have said synonymously. (5.) 13. Hood's fools 7 (9.) 14. The pal who is capable and performed. (6, 6.) 18. One of these was counterfeited in Hamlet. (12.)

21. Frequently met at a literary table. (4.)

23. " Where Ignorant armies by night " (Arnold). (5.) 24. Magician's life assurance. (6.) 25. A breathing space for the old knight. (8.) 26. It's a bit stiff to say the least of it. (6.1

27. Ophidian rage 7 (8.)

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1. " The - of the soul, the dinner. bell " (Byron). (6.) 2. Shilling container. (6.) 3. The affianced of Stephen Guest. (4, 5.1 4. Misty old grot. (Anag.) (12.) 6. Paradoxically everyone down. (3, 2.) 7. Beaten about a negative On the table. (8.) 8. Aubrctia on the molt nain. (8.1 II. The Musician at the wheel. lb. 6.1 15. Surprising conjunction of Crete and Niue. (9.) 16. Epic poetry. (8.) 17. Iron town'/ (8.) 19. Alas, I'm confused. (6.) 20. " You with -- horns, rams and pro- montory goats " (Meredith). (6.) 22. Root of statesmanship. (5.)