"THE PECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 296 /A Book Token for

one guinea taut be awarded to the sender of she first correct lotion of this week's crossword to be opened after noon on Tuesday week, arember 21st. Envelopes should be received not later than first post that day and us: bear the word "Crossword," the NUMBER of the puzzle and a zid. stamp. ,ions must be on the form below, and none can be accepted from the U.S.A.

he solution and the name of the winner will be published in the following issue.) I. Lamb, eviden ly, belon_ed to an order. ( 2.)

9. It's returning soda to equality. (7.) a. The opposite of instep? (7.) t. " Whenas in - my Julia goes."

(Herrick.)

3. Miss Darling with a chit, possibly about music. (5, 4.)

4. Safe cries. (Anag.) (9.) S. As the yachtsman might have said,

" He - best that last." 7. It's French my dear. (5.)

8 Fleeting. (9.) o. Feather toothpick. (9.) A girl who doesn't need to use eye- black. (5.) " He is a portion of the loveliness which once he made more lovely." (Shelley.)

5. By which the anwsthetic is handled? 3. " The cock's shrill clarion " might

have been considered among these social duties. (7, 5.)

DOWN

5. All in core. (Anag.) (q.)

2. " I am but north-north- west." (Shakespeare.) (3.)

3. Like portents. (7.) 4. Was there no forging before this? S. " Down under " might be but isn't here. (2 .) 6. It may be found in Nicaragua no doubt. (5.)

7. " We have swords. engraved with

storks and and crocodiles."

(Recker.) (4.) 8. Kipling wrote about old men here." t2. " Westward ho! with a rumbelow,

And hurrah for the . 01 " 4.) 14. I face tea. (Anag.) (8.) x6. Paipted " The Laughing Cavalier." 18. Curse provoked by no mails. (7.) Ig. Crafty so to speak. (7.) 21. Short book bound in ciphers. (5.) 23. How bare thesandhill looks! (4.) 26. Discarded palace. (3.)