THE " SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 724

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L The sailor at the Athniralty ? (4, 2, 6.) 10. He knew not Joseph. (7.) 11.". . arc reported wise for saying --." (Shakespeare.) (7.)

12. Not the merchant of Venice. (4.)

13. Miss Pecksnill not strained in quality. (5.)

14, Contribution of the beech to sailing. (4.)

17. Market in high winds. 0(11.) 18. I but leave fish for him. (3.) 19. An unfavourable view. (3.)

21. Do they bring two together for a strike 7 1.) 25. Loved by a poet. (4,) 26. Writing backwards with art. (5.)

27. This hat seems apnreeiated. (4.) 31 A beggar almost Dickensian. (7.)

32. Vestment turned to 18. (7.)

33. Mess about with cord, becoming vibrant at a stretch. (12.)

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2. I act half a German under the arm. (7.) 3. " Can it be summed up so, quit in a single -7 " (Bridges.) (4.) 4. Something saved gets up In informa- tion. (7.)

5. It's much too nice. (7.)

6. A very small letter. (4.)

7. Believe a woman or an -." (Byron.) (7.) 8. Oriental in any numbers under ten. (9.) 9. Poet transformed Into a shoe nail. (4.) 15. Their exposure produces negative results. (5.) 16. He is prized among those concerned with 15. (5.) 17. A central figure. (9.) 20. He wit.' invited, though no chicken, to lay on, (7.)

22. " Sound the loud - o'er Egypt's dark sea." (Moore.) (7.) 23. A King of Israel was smitten between the joints of his. (7.) 24. It changes here and now. (7.)

28. It hangs thereby. (4.) 29. Cast off structure. (4.) 30. " From -- to - we rot and rot." (Shakespeare.) (4.)