"THE SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD SECOND SERIES-No. 1

[A prize of a Book Token for one guinea will be given to the sender of the first correct solution of this week's crossword puzzle to be opened. Envelopes should be marked "Crossword Puzzle," and should be received not later than first post on Tuesday. No envelopes will be opened before noon on Tuesday. Solutions should be on the form appearing below. The name of the winner will be published in our next issue. Envelopes containing solutions must bear a three-halfpenny stamp, otherwise they are surcharged on delivery. Solutions from the U.S.A. cannot be accepted.] ACROSS 1. The right instrument for a sliding scale (8).

5. "Throw - to the dogs, I'll none of it."

9. Cooking appliance is from abroad to start with (8).

to. Less than what he does, Kipling averred (6).

1. It is doing wrong inter- rupting a sailor having eaten (8).

12. The bombardment might be faster (6).

54. A strike at his factory would be in keeping (to). 18. Looked through and at (to). 22. So noon in France appears in a manner of speaking (6).

23. Sharp's the word (8). 24. The keys of victory (6). 25 Offering (8).

26. It comes in to prevent us sleeping (6).

27. Covering in which there is a financial transaction (8).

DOWN

z."The ladies' hearts he did 79 (6).

2. "This house is turned up- side down since Robin died" (6).

3. Not the highlands of Scot- land (6). 4. This man should have a luminous dial (to).

6. The respite might be me or it (8).

7. Watson's one of these was sweet and had two worlds to dwell in (8).

8. Hill celebrated as the scene of a Home defeat for the Scots (8).

53. Classic bee here in (to).

15. As the flavour is rising in money (8). 16. He might have shared his title with Mr. Dunlop (8). 17. It might be misleading to say one can get here via the Horn (8).

19. A London bookmaker (6).

20. I take some distance to compose it .(6). 21. Young Shakespeare of Avon ? (6).