" THE SPECTATOR " CROSSWORD No. 101 [A prize of

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1. Horse I can follow (8).

5. Ice cat's transformation (6). 9. Water-lily (8).

to. Mountainous mackerel (6).

12. " Her eyes were deeper than the depth of waters stilled at -" (Rossetti) (4).

13. Schemes to get layers of precious stones (so).

15. No change for a vegetarian (2 words) (8, 4).

19. The painter who stopped cold weather? (12).

22. Caesar's chauffeur? (so).

24. Unbedded cigar (4).

26. Not as little Tommy trans- lated, three roads (6).

27. The price of a lift, but not the cost of an elevator (2 words) (4, 4).

28. He married Viola (6).

29. Two essentials for keeping the house clean and warm (8).

DOWN s. Riparian financier (6).

2. For upland cooking? (6),

3. I am an afterthought (4).

4. Away with it in Scotland (5).

6. This soldier, at any rate, should have shown a stiff front (so).

7. A painter turned into a rock (8). 8. Donkey in the summit (8, is. A branch of literature (6, 54. This enables one to have long look as it were (to). 16. I have my hat on us, down, and so it follows (6 17. Four would have done 1. as well (2 words) (5, 3). 18. Sonie of them take the ch. after a bath (8).

20. No lead from this name? ' seems impossible (6).

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