T1-iE SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 261 IA Book Token for one

guinea will be awarded to the sender ef the first correct sclution of this week's crossword to be opened after noon on Tuesday week, March 21st. Envelopes should be received not later than first Post that day and mot bear the word "Crossword," the NUMBER of the puzzle and a giel. stamp. 5,-1u:ions must be on the form below, and none can be accepted from the U.S.A. The solution and the name of she winner will be published in the following issue.]

ACROSS

q. A Nature's invalid. (Anag.) ('5.) 10. These pictures were not painted by Percy Lubbock. (5-) 11. If poison is, so much the better for one's clothes. (9.) 12. More can be found here than meets the xVe• (7.)

13. No leech for the troops. (7-) 14. Opportunity for Pussy to " sit by the fire and sing "? _(9.) 21. Re's interested in stocks. (7.) 23. Next to apartment 9? (7.) 24. 0 nothing French at the gallery. (9-)

25. "Now set the - and stretch the nostril wide." (Shakespeare.) (5.)

26. Profits from 10 underwear factory? (6, 9.)

DOWN

i. I crave a mixture. (7.)

2. The last idea an A.R.P. warden wants to have. (7.)

3. The Lady Hester's carriage, please. (8.)

4 Another name for a change of mode. (6.)

5. Hate a man. (Anag.) (S.) 6. Here one has to shell in before one can shell out. (6.)

7. Let a pin contain the solution. (7.) 8. Ridiculous. (7.)

35- A stony sort of householder. (8.) 16. Bookmakers, when they join up. (S.)

17. One way of expressing a sailor's love. (7.) I13. It almost sounds the garment for Robert. (7.) 19. An article is a letter. (7.)

20. Bugloss. (7.) ix. Salome was. (6.) 33. "Roll on thou deep and dark blue Ocean, roll! Ten thousand

sweep over thee in vain!" (Byron.) (6.)