.‘ THE SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 109 [A prize of a

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ACROSS 1. The wife of fatherland, per- haps (2 words) (6, 6).

9. Dictators get it to order (9). to. The Hon. Mrs. Percy Dacier, nee - (5).

Hush! a fairy where the books should be (5).

12. "Similar triangles are to one another in the - ratio of their homologous sides" (9).

13. French for "wearing evening clothes "? (7).

15. The region of little people? (7). 17. Could one be thus in small clothes? (2 words) (2, 5).

19. Evidently he isn't wearing tweeds (7).

20. A bit old-fashioned to do, and those who do the second to the liquor might become the first (9).

22. Blame? Walk away with it (5).

24. Tune I compose (5).

25. Deep rival seems to have come off best (9).

26. Hard wooden horse N.C.O. (2 words) (8, 4).

DOWN 2. How much cheese? (5).

3. The trout-fisherman whose strong point in casting is altitude? (2 words) (4, 5).

4. Bros confused about colour (7). -

5. The officer commanding with a hundred and one puf last (7). a 6. This fanatic is anti-infidel (5).

7. Choose a place for a wit and please make it here (9).

8.-z Indeed a friend (3 words) (6, 2, 4).

_9- This master-key is a frame up (2 weds) (5, 7).

14. Where the original gate- crashers didn't pay (9).

' /6. Name a foreign glove (9). 58. "England his saved herself by her exertions, and will. I trust, save Europe by be

(Pitt) (7). 59. Was she in drink, as they say? (7).

21. "The harmonious spheres Make music, though unheard - pealing By mortal ears'

(Campbell) (5).

23. " the sleepy brown who teaches the wolf cubs Law of the Jungle" ling) (5).