" THE SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 305 [A Book Token

for one guinea will be awarded to the sender of the first correct saurian of this week's crossword to be opened after noon on Tuesday week, unwary 23rd. Envelopes should be received not later than first post that day and must bear the word "Crossword," the NUMBER of the puzzle and a zid. stamp. Solutions must be on the form below, and none can be accepted from rite U.S.A. The solution and the name of he winner will be published in the following issue.]

ACROSS

1. Dish suggesting that the horse should

see a chiropodist. (4, 2, 3, 3.)

9. The left-winger goes to grass and gets a hiding. (9.)

to. Ravage. (5.) u. Nothing fjom 3. (5.)

12. Misleading nictation of a punning Poet. (9.) n. He wrote "Colin Clout." (7.)

15. I'd spank the sleeping child. (7.)

17. At its beginning two little works are itself. (7.)

19. Kipling's cat. (7.) 20. A pure one's found among them.(9.) 22. One sort of ale. (5.)

24. A feature of all old masters in oils. (5.) 25. Only a short railway, but one can get unfit in it. (9.) 26. Not likely to be Hitler's favourite flower. (8, 4.)

• DOWN

2. Spinach or a companion of honour. (5.)

3. To whom nothing is everything? (9.) 4. Anybody might be cold-shouldered and get cold feet in it. (7.) s. Of which the blue- boy at the fish- monger's said he preferred a " fick 'un." (7.)

6. Baines was Gilbert's gentleman. (5.) 7. The hairdresser's inspiration. (5. 4.)

8. Try steel pins. (snag.) (t 2.)

9. 'The opposite of a short seaman? (t2.) 14. Hate's pure stream. (9.) x6. Vestments affected by spotted dogs? (9.)

18. A graphic exposition. (7.)

59. There's always some object in this. (7.)

21. " To be in of my life with the edge of a feather-bed." (Shakespeare.) (5.)

23. Arnold coupled it with literature. (5.)