THE "SPECTATOR" CROSSWORD No. 682
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Across
1. Submarine birds. (7.)
5. Take it for granted. (7.) 9. Mother takes sixes and gets the bird. (5.) 10. An awful thing of which to beware in sons. (9) 11. Moistened. (7.) 12. "This - blazon must not be to ears of flesh and blood." (Shake- speare.) (7.) 13. Popular route among those who are paired off. (6. 4.) 16. It goes round in morbid contempla- tion. (3.) 19. "Storied - or animated bust." (Gray.) (3.)
20. This isn't the hat-trick that he might do. (4. 6.)
22. Strength in a mast. (7.) 23. On which horses go barging along. (7.) 25. A stride is the making of him. (9.) 26. Does he make an effort to score three Points ? (5.) 27. "A little nearer - to make room for Shakespeare." (flame.) (7.) 28. Old play now found doing national service. (3, 43
Down
1. This temporal 16 the batsman must do. (4, 4.) 2. Wandered in Dover. (5.) 3. The climax in verbal strife is abreast of the fashion. (4, 4.)
4. "Reeking tube and iron -." (Hip' line.) (5.)
5. The officer who makes a negative memorandum is Greek. (9.) _ 6.
7• 14 15 17 18 21 22• 23• 24. Set up against the start of 5 dn. (6.) Not colder it might become. (9.) Penny water supply. (5.) A French bed upset in verse. (93 The little dog that jumps on one's knees 7 (9.)
A source of comfort if constant. (3. 5.)
On this side Tiber, Caesar left them to the people. (83 Sat up under the end of 9. (6.) Impressive marine creatures. (5.) He wrote "Jerusalem Delivered." (5.) I go next morning for a friend. (5.)
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