6 JULY 1944, Page 21

"THE SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 278

Book Token for one guinea will be awarded to the sender of the first correct lion of this week's crossword to be opened after noon on Tuesday week, 18th. Envelopes should be received not later than first post that day and t bear the word " Crossword,” he NUMBER of the puzzle and a 21d. stamp. .sons must be on the form below, and none can be accepted from the U.S.A. solution and the name of the w nner will be published in the following issue.] ACROSS Some French person seems to have thought the Round Table girl a Lat. (t0.) Agreement. (4.) It's useless for him to say he simply hasn't got time. (3, 3.) •• " Ride, boldly ride,' the shade replied, ' If you seek IPoe.) (8.)

They are peopled by hero-worship-. Pers. (9.)

Safer to dissipate them. (5.) It is occupied by industrious foreigners. (7.) " To the most of men this is a And they to him are angels."

(Shakespeare.) (7.) Blade more to be associated with arms than the armoury. (7.)

In Water-carriers. (7.)

Hardy's Miss South. (5.) Cab mascot (anag.). ' (9.) They don't only take eggs. (8.) Stir up. (6.) She had an angelic husband. (4.) Friend in the airfield who can travel 1 in reverse. (so.)

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h Applicable to Walton's art. (9.) A stuffy example of network. (5.) Particularly appreciated by a horse, no doubt, when there are spurs on

them. (5, 5.)

ha A slide (snag.). (6.) 6. " Let all the thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's." (Shakespeare.) (4.)

7. Equal with the king of beasts. (9.) 8. The solution is at Lebanon. (5.) 13. The soldier has been receiving one. (9.) 15. When this happens, it might have the same effect as being tongue-tied. (9.) 17. As much as you like. (2, 7.) 20. An ornamental hanger-on. (6.)

22. " all, all -, - on a wide, wide sea!" (Coleridge.) (5.)

24. No lover of encores. (5.) 25. This frog is a game creature. (4.)