"THE SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 130
ll prize of a Book Token for one guinea will to given to the sender of the fires correct solution of this week's crossword puzzle to be opened. Envelopes should be marked with the words "Crossword Puzzle" and the NUMBER of the PUZZLE, and should be received not later than first post on Tuesday week. No envelopes teal be opened before noon on Tuesday. Solutions should be on the form appearing below. The name of the winner and the solution will be published in the follow- ing issue Envelopes consenting solutions must bear a 21d. stamp, otherwise they are surcharged on delivery Solutions from the U.S.A. cannot he accepted.]
ACROSS I. What Turner did Dido doing (8).
5. " Crush the lees of pleasure from sanguine - of pain " (Swinburne) (6). 9. What a Roman makes with mud (8).
no. Tennyson dipped into it, others have tried to (6). 12. The cue goes back to cover (6).
13. Lancaster nearly (8). 15. Old associates now rarely seen together (3 words) (4, 3, 5).
IS. Even Parliament seems to have been rationed (2 words) (5, 7).
23. There is nothing tragic in the fall of a Crown here words) (5, 3).
24. One of Owen Meredith's names (6). , 26. Where is the source of the house-agents' profits (6). 27. Present company did (8). 28. Dr. Johnson referred to a good one of these (6). 29. Incidentally (3 words) (2, 3, DOWN t. " The bee has quit the And your English summer's done " (Kipling) (6).
2. As to Mussolini, he ought to get thinner (6).
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3. rai- ment (4).ish painter, American president (7).
4. Beast made of Caesar's rai- 6. Stewed stalk (7). 7. Hot, but inevitably gets cold in the end (8).
8. Lord! Just sing about it! (8). II, 25. You can't sign like this on the dotted line (II). 14. Guildford (7).
16. As to a Balkan city, it's simply amazing (8). r7. •Having hired out the place laid for dinner? (8). rgo. " Good health! " he says (7). 2o. Our appearance in the city mentioned in r6 (7). 21. Saw two in China, disguised (6).
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