2 MAY 1952, Page 29

THE "SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 676

IA Book Token for one guinea will be awarded to The sender of the first correct solution opened after noon on Tuesday week, May 13th, addressed Crossword, 99 Gower Street, London, W.C.1. Envelopes must be received not later than first post that day and must bear 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 1. Browning's probably was the last one together. (8.)

5. This one, perhaps, needs no water- bottle. (6.)

9. Graphite accurately of the past. (8.) 10. Some current affair, no doubt. (6.) 12. It's vile, everyone says so. (7.) 13. What's 'appened to the 'airpins? (7.) 14. Simon is between equality and debts. (12.) 17, Advanced alien among the trees. (6. 6.) 22. Present Indian mascot. (7.) 23. Vile fay (atlas.). (3. 4.) 24. She has an inclination, she says. (6.) 25. Trust. (8.) 26. Singing complaint. (6.) 27. The first man goes to bed with an extension. (4, 4.)

Down

1. we all are. (6.)

2. Unorganised haste mostly for hot food. (6.)

3. Locust with roots. (7.)- 4, Hostility of two points. (7, 5.)

6. Puts on a change of appearance. (7.) 7. Better mixture about ciphers. (8.) 8. I get to a place in Yugoslavia and it's dim overhead. (8.) 11 15 16 18 19 20 21 Was there none, it was asked, and no Physician ? (4, 2, 6.) Copious. (8.) Obsequious fellow, with rolling-stock ? (8.) They may have been from the Portu- guese. (7.) " Souls of poets dead and gone, What - have ye known 7 " (Keats.) (7.) Broken can ? Just see about it. (6.) Worn out. (6.)