30 NOVEMBER 1951, Page 30

THE " SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 654

(A Book Token for one guinea will be awarded to the sender of the first correct solution opened after noon on Tuesday week, December 11th, 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 tat be published in the following issue.)

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14. Not a smooth runner, of course.

(4-4.) Pets in the musical instrument. (6.) It keeps the cause going. (8.) " Prove their doctrine orthodox By apostolic blows and -" (Butler). (6.) Petition going almost as far as one can see. (6.) Tact, Iris, is the making of it. (8.) Many people sink their money in them. (4-8.)

Rot in conduit (anag.) (12.) They are made to take shape. (8.) Eiidence that money talks? (6.) A log turned to an article. (6.) Make certain about a bent clip. (8.) Going wrong, (6.)

Charles takes tens. (8.)

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Two .percussion cats. (6.) Disclose. (6.)

Consumed proverbially at midnight. (4.-30

Statesman subject to the weather. (4.) It might be in Perth. (7.) Cradle I arrange in nine. (8.) This action may create a precedent. (4-4.) Should their hearts grow fonder? (7.) A trusty way to check. (7.) 16.

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20: 22. Much inferior to the Biblical butter- dish. (8.)

" An extravagant and wheeling - of - here and everywhere " (Shakespeare).

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No doubt it flutters like the other sort of bunting. (7.) Last month's work. (7.) In the right place a soldier welcomes it. (6.) Broken truces. (6.)

Vulgar dismissal. (4.) -