7 MARCH 1952, Page 30

THE "SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD NO. 668

(A Book Token for one guinea will be awarded to the sender of the first correct solution opened after noon on Tuesday week, March 18th, addressed Crossword, 99 Gower Street, London. W.C.1. Envelopes must be received not later than first post that day and must bear the NUMBER of the puzzle and a stamp. Solutions must be on the form below, and none can be accepted from the U.S.A. The solution and the name of the winner will be published- In the following Issue.)

Across

1. The goods from abroad. (6.)

4. "From a boy I wanton'd with thy Byron.) (8.) 9. The doctor turned so I'd embrace him. (6.) 10. I comb Ada. (Anag.) (8.) 12. It's probably useless to tell such to shut up. (8.) 13. Poetic division. (6.) 15. A gallery man. (4.) 16. It turns to the lake in love. (10.) 19. Bottom in school, top in travel. (5. 5.) 20. Stop a growth. (4.) 23. Display. (6.) 25. Colour beyond corruption. (3, 5.) 27. Where the conversation might well he small-talk. (8.) 28. The bite that comes to nothing. (6.) 29. " Say not the - naught availeth." (Clough.) (8.) 30. Australia's contribution to natural history. (6.)

Down

I. Four times more than half-baked. (7.)

2. Pointers help one to locate it. (5, 4.) 3. Known to the initiated but not with- out tears. (6.) 5. It is taken often, but not by hand. (4.) 6. Cromwell was charged to fling it away. (8.) Heath or for example a fellow. (5.) This one certainly has no visible turn- ing. (3, 4.) Nothing in broken relics (7.) Papers-of a common lodging-house keeper ? (7.) Those conversant with their 3 are. (2, 3, 4.) Filling up at the hosier's. (8.) " Take back your golden - and we'll beat to open sea ! " (Kipling.) (7.) A Scot and so on. (7.) Good girl ! (6.) Artist goes up to cut. (5.) A bird that may be taken in. (4.)

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