THE SPECTA TJR " CROSSWORD No. 195 IA Book Token

for one guinea will be awarded to the sender of the first correct solution of this week's crossword to be opened after noon on Tuesday week. Envelopes should be received not later than first post that day and must bear the word "Crossword," the NUMBER of the puzzle and a zid. stamp. Solutions must be on the form below, and none can be accepted from the U.S.A. The solutior and the name of the winner will be published in the following issue.]

ACROSS

a. Bess turn muddy here. (4, 2, 7.)

8. Some find this fruit sour when handed them.

to. Many who can read can't read this.

xi. But one would have expected hops in an oast.

12. A test of detection, as it were.

t3. A much-mouthed letter.

15. It's very queer indeed.

r6. Free,-and let us hope easy,-place.

x8. Fall back.

2x. A number singing?

23. A penny before before.

25. Merit., 26. A South African.

28. Urging the politician to winter sport?

29. Tanning I'd get from this.

3o. It sounds like a possible alternative name for Guildhall.

DOWN

a. Precisely the opposite to Poe's ornithological visitor.

2. " A ribbon to stick in his coat."

3. The boss in tears.

4. Cheer A.A.,-so as to cause this.

5. Mother in the land of sleep.

6. Is it ground-rent that he pays?

7. Simple food that one might miss. (5, 3. 6.)

9. They sing very high who do this.

14. A spell if you can it.

17. Noisy defence.

59. It is done with craft.

zo. It makes me lie.

at. Motor with a doctor shortly.

22. Fairly rare and certainly refreshing,

but not fruit.

24. Discharge.

27. Part of the Vagrancy Acts.