Crossword 1453
DAEDALUS
A prize of three guineas will he awarded for the first correct solution opened on 9 November. Address solutions: Crossword 1453, 'The Spectator,' 99 Gower Street, London WC1 Across 1 Ice cream for the cavalry? (6) 4 'This — anxious being e'er resigned' (Gray) (8) 8 House-hunter's on the track! (4, 4) 10 It's plain to the Russians (6) 12 The consumer's done his stuff evidently (5) 13 Attic is good enough for them (9) 14 A bird in the ship for Sir Patrick? (5) 16 Small arms are to their liking (9)
17 Not likely to be especially chosen at Eton? (9) 19 Many poems in more than one fashion (5)
21 [moot? Indeed! (4, 5) 22 Supremely powerful European figure (5) 24 Star performer meets Runyon character re: turning and turns sour (6) 25 Trainers use Pearlies for this sort of thing (8) 26 Schemed to get the signature removed? (8) 27 For a puff when the scholar-servant comes to a stop (3, 3) Down
1 Chesty they sound! And are! (7) 2 `I taste no politics in boiled and —, (Sydney Smith) (5) 3 Darners might be used for these runs (7) 5 Literally the opposite (7) 6 Dim planet might be fixed (9)
7 Uses palm-oil presumably (7) 9 The little boy Oberon wanted (10) 11 Floral decorations in Dresden? (5, 5) 15 They send things out (9) 17 'But those — are sweeter' (Keats) (7) 18 Raining cats and dogs? (7)
19 American uncle ends up with a dear Italian carrying the make-up (7) 20 Divided about the East and got cut off (7) 23 Blue for a girl? (5)
Solution and winner on 14 November. In last week's puzzle a clue (28 Down) was omitted and will be ignored in deciding the winner.
Solution to Crossword 1451. Across: 1 Barbe- cue 5 Grasps 9 Ambridge 10 Osiris 12 Titles 13 Punitive 15 Starting post 18 Merrythought 23 Aleatory 24 Modern 26 Things 27 Undersea 28 Easing 29 Personal. Down: 1 Boasts 2 Rubato 3 Exigent 4 Urge 6 Rasping 7 Servitor 8 Suspects 11 Curious 14 Archers 16 Embattle 17 Orreries 19 Yatagan 20 Hooters 21 Nelson 22 Entail 25 Once.
Winner: B. L. Howarth, 39 Kent Street, Fleet- wood F17 6ns
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