"THE SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 196

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ACROSS

1. William Warner's rhymed chronicle. (7, 7.) S. Not "such stuff as dreams are made on."

to. An earthly process on the surface.

Er. Queer that this should occur in a moustache.

12. Is the donkey cooking? 13. Seen in a shop a long time 17. A mechanical device of import. (4, 3, 6.) 19. Rain came along for a change. (5, 8.)

22. For example, a little advertisement is expressive.

23. A French hand in this. 25. Let it stand. .0 28. Oil in the centre of disturbed rust.

29. A pessimistic vehicle. 30. Its scent is quite unlike that of the violets from the same place. (8. 6.)

DOWN

z. Unique material. 3. It is livelier in Tennyson. 4. Paper calculated to cause friction. 5. The part it takes in current affairs is rather above one's head. 6. Where to help Ida. 7. Celebrated for sands. 8. Like the critics, according to Byron. (5, ago. grievous

9. Feet on the wrong limb. 54. Flying city. 15. It gets things up.

16. It doesn't sound a bit like war. 18. Two famous cricketers, but Grace is 01.1t.

20. WS SO alluring. 2/. They should be taken firmly in hand. 24- The boss might produce a quantity.

26. Unionist from the repair department.

27. She got up.

28. Acme of rotation.