30 OCTOBER 1953, Page 31

FIE "SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 754 IA Rook Token for one

guinea will be awarded to the sender of the first correct Walton opened after noon on Tuesday week, November loth, addressed Crossword, Gower Street, London, W .C.1. Envelopes must be received 110i later than first Post tit day and must bear the NUMBER of the puzzle. Solutions must be on the form ielow, and none can be accepted from the U.S.A. The solution and the name of he winner will be published in the following issue.]

Across

1. Mistaken by a Carroll character for a banker's clerk. (12.)

D. Could a Manx publisher use one ? (9.) D. Hood that might he made to accom- modate cars. (5.) 1. Talk of the rain-drops. (6.) 2. Does this keep the daily worker in ? (8.) 3. The Christian is urged not to seek it yet. (6.) 5. Broken cues before the fast. (8.) 8. Fail to get the trophy ? (8.) 9. Throw it back for the painter. (6.) 1. Cooking utensil above the actor's head. (8.) 23. " Curl'd minion. -, coiner of sweet words " (Arnold). (6.)

16. Colin to be retained till June. (5.) t7. 'Taint Eric (snag.) (9.)

18. Surely the play ran beyond this (7, 5.)

Down

I. Harry for Soccer. (7.)

2. Fresh standard. (5.) 3. Hamlet referred to his wrong. (9.) 4. Females in poetry. (4.) S. Sauce-boat. (8.) 5. The lip for stiffness. (5.) 7. A sort of joint support. (7.) 8. ' The wanton (Marvell). (8.) 14. The First Sea Lord. (8.) 16 The faith of Charming. (9.) 17. Close air (anag.) (8.) 18. Like that entertaining old lantern. (7.) 20. " The - roared and we did buffet it " (Shakespeare). (7.) 22. No wit on a leash. (2, 3.) 24. The sound of the bell. (5.) 25. Reader's standing order. (4.) riding by "